Effect Of Intra-muscular Administration of Dexamethasone in Induction of Labour
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Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-07-01
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Summary
ABSTRACT:
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone on labor duration and to establish
whether dexamethasone plays a role in shorting the duration interval between initiation of
labor induction and beginning of the active phase in primigravida full-term pregnancy.
Methods: case control study included 86 primigravidae with full term pregnancy classified
into two groups: The participant of Group I will receive a prefilled syringe with two
milliliters (8 mg) of Dexamethasone intramuscular, and the participants of Group II will not
receive Dexamethasone or any other cervical ripening agent.
Key Words: Dexamethasone;post-term pregnancy;induction of labor.