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Induction of labour in pre-eclamptic women: a randomised trial comparing the Foley balloon catheter with oral misoprostol

BACKGROUND: Between 40,000 and 80,000 pregnant women die annually from pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Although magnesium sulphate and anti-hypertensive therapies can reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with pre-eclampsia, the only cure comes with delivery. Prompt delivery of the baby, prefer...

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Autores principales: Bracken, Hillary, Mundle, Shuchita, Faragher, Brian, Easterling, Thomas, Haycox, Alan, Turner, Mark, Alfirevic, Zarko, Winikoff, Beverly, Weeks, Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4261642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25193157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-308