Rate and Timing of Complications after Prostaglandin Gel Induction

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to a joint meeting of the Western Society for Clinical Investigation, Western Section American Federation for Clinical Research, Western Society for Pediatric Research, Western Region Society for Investigative Dermatology and Western Student Medical Research Committee, held February 9-11, 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana, "Intravaginal prostaglandin gel is used to induce labor for a number of maternal and fetal indications. Typically, an expectant woman remains in the hospital after receiving the gel to monitor for complications such as fetal distress. To determine whether a woman could be discharged safely and return at a later time, we...

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