Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Jan 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialNifedipine or hydralazine as a first-line agent to control hypertension in severe preeclampsia.
Pre-eclampsia is one of the most serious and common complications of pregnancy. Nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker, and the vasodilator hydralazine have both been used as antihypertensive agents in this condition. The aim of this study was to determine which of these two agents is the most appropriate antihypertensive in the management of severe pre-eclampsia. ⋯ Nifedipine is safe and more effective than hydralazine in controlling blood pressure in severe pre-eclampsia. It has the added advantage of being cheaper and more widely available than the latter and is easily administered.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Nov 2001
Clinical TrialEarly pregnancy termination with mifepristone and misoprostol in Norway.
Medical abortion was first introduced in Norway in April 1998. The aims of this study were to assess the efficacy, side effects, and acceptability of medical abortion using mifepristone orally and misoprostol vaginally in a Norwegian population. ⋯ The combination of orally administrated mifepristone and vaginally administrated misoprostol is an abortion method that is both effective and safe, has few side effects and is well accepted by Norwegian women.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Nov 2001
Induction of labor in women with previous cesarean section using the double balloon device.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of labor induction by the double balloon device in women with previous cesarean section. Induction of labor was carried out in 37 women with previous cesarean section for various indications. All the inductions of labor were performed using the Atad double balloon device (ARD). ⋯ The double balloon device appears to be a safe and effective method of inducing labor in women with a previous lower segment cesarean section. Wide scale studies and further use of the device for induction of labor in women who have had previous cesarean sections are warranted.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Oct 2001
Do very sick neonates born at term have antenatal risks? 2. Infants ventilated primarily for lung disease.
1. Ascertain antenatal and intrapartum risk factors for term neonates ventilated primarily for respiratory problems. 2. Describe the neonatal morbidity and mortality. ⋯ The pathways to neonatal respiratory morbidity in term infants are multifactorial. Several areas which warrant more in-depth study are: elective cesarean section at 37-38 weeks gestation, fetal growth restriction, macrosomia and the pattern of in-utero growth, maternal weight gain during pregnancy, gestational diabetes, pyrexia in labor and the role of chorioamnionitis.