Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cervical ripening with 2 Foley catheter balloon volumes. Study design Pregnant women admitted for induction of labor with a term singleton gestation ...Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cervical ripening with 2 Foley catheter balloon volumes. Study design Pregnant women admitted for induction of labor with a term singleton gestation were randomly assigned for cervical ripening by a balloon inflated with 30 mL or 80 mL of sterile saline. Results Two hundred and three women were included in the analysis. Ripening of the cervix with the larger balloon volume was associated with a significantly higher rate of postripening dilatation of 3 cm or more (76.0%vs 52.4%, P <.001). In primiparous women, the larger balloon volume resulted in a significantly higher rate of deliveries by 24 hours (71.4%vs 49%, P <.05), and a significantly less requirement of augmentation with oxytocin (69.3%vs 90.4%, P <.05). Conclusion Ripening of the unfavorable cervix in primiparous women with a Foley catheter balloon inflated with 80 mL provided effective more dilatation, faster labor, and decreased need for oxytocin than with a balloon inflated with 30 mL of sterile saline.展开更多
To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict coronary heart disease in women, as has been observed for men. To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict risk o...To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict coronary heart disease in women, as has been observed for men. To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict risk of stroke. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Setting and participants: 66 111 female nurses followed since 1976 who were born of singleton, term pregnancies and reported their birth weight in 1992. Main outcome measures: 1504 events of coronary- heart disease(myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death) and 1164 strokes. Results: For each kilogram of higher birth weight, age adjusted hazard ratios from prospective analysis were 0.77(95% confidence interval 0.69 to 0.87) for coronary heart disease and 0.89(0.78 to 1.01) for total stroke. In combined prospective and retrospective analysis, hazard ratios were 0.84(0.76 to 0.93) for total stroke, 0.83(0.71 to 0.96) for ischaemic stroke, and 0.86(0.66 to 1.11) for haemorrhagic stroke. Exclusion of macrosomic infants( > 4536 g)yielded stronger estimates. Risk of coronary heart disease was especially high for women who crossed from a low centile of weight at birth to a high centile of body mass index in adulthood. The association of lower birth weight with increased risk of stroke was apparent across categories of body mass index in adults and was not especially strong among heavier women. Conclusions: Higher body mass index in adulthood is an especially strong risk factor for coronary heart disease among women who were small at birth. In this large cohort of women, size at birth and adiposity in adulthood interacted to predict events of coronary-heart disease but not stroke events.展开更多
To compare the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol administered immediately after delivery of the neonate at cesarean section, with intravenous oxytocin infusion in prevention of uterine atony and thereby reducing...To compare the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol administered immediately after delivery of the neonate at cesarean section, with intravenous oxytocin infusion in prevention of uterine atony and thereby reducing blood loss at cesarean section. Methods: One hundred women with singleton term pregnancy undergoing elective or emergency lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were included in this study. They were randomly allocated to receive either misoprostol 400 μ g sublingually or intravenous infusion of 20 units of oxytocin soon after delivery of the neonate. The main outcome measures were blood loss at cesarean section, change in hemoglobin levels, need for additional oxytocics and drug related side effects. Results: The mean blood loss estimatedc was significantly lower in misoprostol group compared to oxytocin group (819 ml versus 974 ml; p = 0.004). The number of women who had blood loss exceeding 500 ml and the change in hemoglobin, however,was comparable between the two groups. There was a need for additional oxytocic therapy in 16% and 18% after use of misoprostol and oxytocin respectively (p = 0.673). The incidence of side effects such as pyrexia, shivering and metallic taste was significantly higher in misoprostol group compared to oxytocin group. Conclusion: Sublingual misoprostol appears to be as effective as intravenous infusion of oxytocin in reducing blood loss at cesarean section. However, occurrence of transient side effects such as shivering and pyrexia were noted more frequently with the use of misorostol.展开更多
文摘Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of cervical ripening with 2 Foley catheter balloon volumes. Study design Pregnant women admitted for induction of labor with a term singleton gestation were randomly assigned for cervical ripening by a balloon inflated with 30 mL or 80 mL of sterile saline. Results Two hundred and three women were included in the analysis. Ripening of the cervix with the larger balloon volume was associated with a significantly higher rate of postripening dilatation of 3 cm or more (76.0%vs 52.4%, P <.001). In primiparous women, the larger balloon volume resulted in a significantly higher rate of deliveries by 24 hours (71.4%vs 49%, P <.05), and a significantly less requirement of augmentation with oxytocin (69.3%vs 90.4%, P <.05). Conclusion Ripening of the unfavorable cervix in primiparous women with a Foley catheter balloon inflated with 80 mL provided effective more dilatation, faster labor, and decreased need for oxytocin than with a balloon inflated with 30 mL of sterile saline.
文摘To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict coronary heart disease in women, as has been observed for men. To determine whether birth weight and adult body size interact to predict risk of stroke. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Setting and participants: 66 111 female nurses followed since 1976 who were born of singleton, term pregnancies and reported their birth weight in 1992. Main outcome measures: 1504 events of coronary- heart disease(myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death) and 1164 strokes. Results: For each kilogram of higher birth weight, age adjusted hazard ratios from prospective analysis were 0.77(95% confidence interval 0.69 to 0.87) for coronary heart disease and 0.89(0.78 to 1.01) for total stroke. In combined prospective and retrospective analysis, hazard ratios were 0.84(0.76 to 0.93) for total stroke, 0.83(0.71 to 0.96) for ischaemic stroke, and 0.86(0.66 to 1.11) for haemorrhagic stroke. Exclusion of macrosomic infants( > 4536 g)yielded stronger estimates. Risk of coronary heart disease was especially high for women who crossed from a low centile of weight at birth to a high centile of body mass index in adulthood. The association of lower birth weight with increased risk of stroke was apparent across categories of body mass index in adults and was not especially strong among heavier women. Conclusions: Higher body mass index in adulthood is an especially strong risk factor for coronary heart disease among women who were small at birth. In this large cohort of women, size at birth and adiposity in adulthood interacted to predict events of coronary-heart disease but not stroke events.
文摘To compare the effectiveness of sublingual misoprostol administered immediately after delivery of the neonate at cesarean section, with intravenous oxytocin infusion in prevention of uterine atony and thereby reducing blood loss at cesarean section. Methods: One hundred women with singleton term pregnancy undergoing elective or emergency lower segment cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were included in this study. They were randomly allocated to receive either misoprostol 400 μ g sublingually or intravenous infusion of 20 units of oxytocin soon after delivery of the neonate. The main outcome measures were blood loss at cesarean section, change in hemoglobin levels, need for additional oxytocics and drug related side effects. Results: The mean blood loss estimatedc was significantly lower in misoprostol group compared to oxytocin group (819 ml versus 974 ml; p = 0.004). The number of women who had blood loss exceeding 500 ml and the change in hemoglobin, however,was comparable between the two groups. There was a need for additional oxytocic therapy in 16% and 18% after use of misoprostol and oxytocin respectively (p = 0.673). The incidence of side effects such as pyrexia, shivering and metallic taste was significantly higher in misoprostol group compared to oxytocin group. Conclusion: Sublingual misoprostol appears to be as effective as intravenous infusion of oxytocin in reducing blood loss at cesarean section. However, occurrence of transient side effects such as shivering and pyrexia were noted more frequently with the use of misorostol.