Women's perceptions, expectations and satisfaction with induced labour—A questionnaire-based study

Shetty, Ashalatha; Burt, Richard L.; Rice, Pat; Templeton, Alexander Allan

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.03.004

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“…Other trade offs, related to the resources used for induction of deliveries, the potential complications of inductions, and planned caesareans, 2 as well as women's preferences about the onset of delivery, should also be considered in evaluations of these practices. 33,34 Our data come from birth registers at the regional or national level and thus provide limited possibilities for pursuing these questions. We feel that our results underscore the value of these data, which can provide valuable insights, especially when they reveal marked variation in outcomes or practices.…”

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Variation in rates of postterm birth in Europe: reality or artefact?

Zeitlin

Blondel

Alexander

et al. 2007

BJOG

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Objective To compare rates of postterm birth in Europe.Design Analysis of data from vital statistics, birth registers, and national birth samples collected for the PERISTAT project.Setting Thirteen European countries.Population All live births or representative samples of births for the year 2000 or most recent year available.Methods Comparison of national and regional rates of postterm birth. Other indicators (birthweight, deliveries with a non-spontaneous onset and mortality) were used to assess the validity of postterm rates.Main outcome measures The proportion of births at 42 completed weeks of gestation or later.Results Postterm rates varied greatly, from 0.4% (Austria, Belgium) to over 7% (Denmark, Sweden) of births. Higher postterm rates were associated with a greater proportion of babies with birthweight 4500 g or more. Fetal and early neonatal mortality rates were higher among postterm births than among births at 40 weeks. Countries with higher proportions of births with a nonspontaneous onset of labour had lower postterm birth rates. The shapes of the gestational-age distributions at term varied. In some countries, there was a sharp cutoff in deliveries at 40 weeks, while elsewhere this occurred at 41 weeks.Conclusions These results suggest that practices for managing pregnancies continuing beyond term differ in Europe and raise questions about the health and other impacts in countries with markedly high or low postterm rates. Some variability in these rates may also be due to methods for determining gestational age, which has broader implications for international comparisons of gestational age, including rates of postterm and preterm births and small-for-gestational-age newborns.

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Variation in rates of postterm birth in Europe: reality or artefact?

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Blondel

Alexander

et al. 2007

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“…Only women who were able to complete the questionnaire in Dutch could participate in the study and that is possibly the reason why more non-Caucasians have not answered the questionnaire or were not asked to fill in the questionnaire. Previous papers [14][15][16] suggested that there is a need to improve the information provided on the reasons and the procedure of labor induction to reduce unrealistic expectations. In our trial, almost all women were satisfied with the information received.…”

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Women's Experiences with and Preference for Induction of Labor with Oral Misoprostol or Foley Catheter at Term

Eikelder

Meent²,

Mast

et al. 2016

Amer J Perinatol

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Objective We assessed experience and preferences among term women undergoing induction of labor with oral misoprostol or Foley catheter. Study Design In 18 of the 29 participating hospitals in the PROBAAT-II trial, women were asked to complete a questionnaire within 24 hours after delivery. We adapted a validated questionnaire about expectancy and experience of labor and asked women whether they would prefer the same method again in a future pregnancy.

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“…The acceptance of the method for induction from the patient standpoint is dependent on the time to delivery and the sense of safety related to the possibility of fast and easy removal of the medication. The studies analyzing patient satisfaction show that time to delivery is the most important decision factor in the choice of induction method [30].…”

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Obstetric outcomes of pre-induction of labor with a 200 μg misoprostol vaginal insert

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Objectives: Labor induction is indicated in 20% to 40% of pregnancies. Over half of pregnancies qualified for the induction of labor require stimulation of the cervix to ripen. The drug used increasingly more often in pre-induction is the PGE-1 prostaglandin analog -misoprostol 200 μg. Material and methods:The study includes a total of 100 patients qualified for labor pre-induction with Misodel® (misoprostol 200 μg vaginal insert). The study group comprises two subgroups: primigravidas and multiparas. Assessments included: indications for labor pre-induction, time from Misodel application to delivery, caesarean section rate and indications, duration of first and second stage of labor, rate of vaginal deliveries, need for oxytocin or fenoterol administration side effects and newborn condition. Results:The most common indication for labor induction was gestational diabetes and pregnancy past term. The average time to vaginal delivery was 14 h 45 min, time to the onset of active phase of labor -11 h 45 min, time to membranes' rupture -15 h, time to vaginal delivery -14 h 18 min. The times of multiparas were significantly shorter. The rate of vaginal deliveries within 12 hours amounted to 42.42%, while within 24 hours it reached 83.33%. The overall caesarean section rate was 33%. The most common indication for caesarean section was the risk of intrauterine hypoxia. Tachysystole and hyperstimulation was observed in 4% of cases, while abnormalities in the cardiotocographic tracing in 43%. Conclusions:Misodel is an effective method for labor pre-induction, without affecting the caesarean section rate and has no adverse effect on the newborn condition.

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Women's perceptions, expectations and satisfaction with induced labour—A questionnaire-based study

Cited by 162 publications

References 10 publications

Variation in rates of postterm birth in Europe: reality or artefact?

Variation in rates of postterm birth in Europe: reality or artefact?

Women's Experiences with and Preference for Induction of Labor with Oral Misoprostol or Foley Catheter at Term

Obstetric outcomes of pre-induction of labor with a 200 μg misoprostol vaginal insert

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