Comparing two methods to start labor in first-time mothers
Treatments studied
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study tests whether using a cervical balloon along with a medicine called misoprostol is better at starting labor than using the medicine alone. It may help first-time mothers have a safer and more effective labor induction.
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Who can take part
- You are between 20 and 45 years old when you give birth
- You are pregnant with one baby
- This is your first pregnancy (you have never given birth before)
- Your baby is positioned head-down
- Your cervix is not yet ready for labor (Bishop score of 5 or less)
- You have not previously had a stillbirth
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