Prostaglandin gel/pessaries containing prostaglandins can be placed in the vagina to ripen the cervix. Your baby's heartbeat will be monitored for a while to make sure that he is not affected by the induction.
Prostaglandin Gel - A labor-inducing medication that can be inserted near the cervix to artificially soften the cervix for labor.
Prostaglandin gel or cream
Medication used to ripen the cervix before labor is induced.
Prudental Block
A procedure that gives regional pain relief in the perineum area during birth and is also used when repairing an episiotomy.
Using the prostaglandin gel makes your labour much more natural if the cervix is thick. It certainly reduces the number of caesarean sections, which used to be associated with inductions of labour in women with an unfavourable cervix.
Tuesday morning, the 30th of September, I went to the hospital by myself for my first prostaglandin gel application. I was monitored for 15 minutes, then checked. I was still 1cm, 50%, soft and -2. I'd been hanging there for nearly three weeks.
The process of induction commonly involves the intravenous administration of pitocin or prostaglandin gel - drugs that stimulate the contraction of the uterus - or the artificial rupture of the membrane or bag of waters that surrounds the baby in the ...
Usually prostaglandin gels would be used to make the cervix soft (favourable).
To induce labor, your doctor will check the dilation and effacement of your cervix. At that point, she may apply a prostaglandin gel, which will soften and ripen the cervix to prepare it for labor. It may take a day or so for the cervix to get ready.
Induced labor: Labor is initiated or accelerated through intervention, such as applying prostaglandin gel on the cervix, using an intravenous drip of the hormone oxytocin, or by rupturing the water bag
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Non-progression of labor (longterm contractions without adequate cervical dilation) is generally treated with cervical prostaglandin gel or intravenous synthetic oxytocin preparations. If this is ineffective, Caesarean section may be necessary.
If labor has not started at an appropriate time or if there are maternal indications for delivery before labor starts naturally, medications may be used to initiate labor. Prostaglandin gel and oxytocin (Pitocin®) are the most common medications.
 See also: Prostaglandin, Induce, Contractions, Contraction, Pregnancy
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