{"title":"Pre-Induction and Intrapartum Correlates of Successful Induction Of Labour Using Oxytocin and Misoprostol in Abakaliki, Nigeria","authors":"J. Obuna, O. Umeora, B. Ejikeme, U. Agwu","doi":"10.4314/EBOMED.V9I2.71683","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Context: Induction of labour (IOL) is a therapeutic challenge and an alternative to Caesarean section. Objectives: To evaluate the success rate of IOL and its determinants at the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), Abakaliki. Methods: A retrospective study involving 251 parturients who had induction of labour over a five-year period. Results: IOL accounted for 2.9% of the 8,676 deliveries during the study period. The overall success rate for labour induction in EBSUTH was 83.1%. Multiparous women achieved a success rate of 91.4%, grandmultipara 95.7%, and primigravida 58.2%. IOL using Misoprostol had a success rate of 83.1% and Oxytocin titration with synchronous fore water amniotomy 83.1%. Common indications for IOL included prolonged pregnancy (69.0%), and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (15.7%). Factors influencing outcome included parity, booking status, gestational age, pre-induction cervical status and latent period interval. Conclusion: Induction of labour EBSUTH had a high success rate of 83.1%. Booking status, pre induction cervical Bishop's score ans parity amongst others significantly influenced the success rate in this study. Key Words: Induction, labour, oxytocin, misoprostol, EBSUTH, outcome.","PeriodicalId":228641,"journal":{"name":"Ebonyi Medical Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ebonyi Medical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/EBOMED.V9I2.71683","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Context: Induction of labour (IOL) is a therapeutic challenge and an alternative to Caesarean section. Objectives: To evaluate the success rate of IOL and its determinants at the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH), Abakaliki. Methods: A retrospective study involving 251 parturients who had induction of labour over a five-year period. Results: IOL accounted for 2.9% of the 8,676 deliveries during the study period. The overall success rate for labour induction in EBSUTH was 83.1%. Multiparous women achieved a success rate of 91.4%, grandmultipara 95.7%, and primigravida 58.2%. IOL using Misoprostol had a success rate of 83.1% and Oxytocin titration with synchronous fore water amniotomy 83.1%. Common indications for IOL included prolonged pregnancy (69.0%), and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (15.7%). Factors influencing outcome included parity, booking status, gestational age, pre-induction cervical status and latent period interval. Conclusion: Induction of labour EBSUTH had a high success rate of 83.1%. Booking status, pre induction cervical Bishop's score ans parity amongst others significantly influenced the success rate in this study. Key Words: Induction, labour, oxytocin, misoprostol, EBSUTH, outcome.