Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Duration of Labour Induction in Post Term Primi Gravid Women | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 176, Volume 92, Issue 1, July 2023, Pages 6635-6641 PDF (218.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.316921 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: A frequent obstetric practice known as induction of labour is carried out for both medical and non-medical reasons. Objective: To investigate how intravenous dexamethasone affects post-term primigravid women's active phase duration and the time between labour induction and the beginning of the active phase. Patients and Methods: This double blinded randomized, controlled study was conducted at tertiary care hospital at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital from January 2022 till October 2022 and performed on total of 102 Primigravid post term pregnant women who underwent induction of labour. Results: The study stated that the 1st and 2nd stages of labour took a statistically shorter amount of time in the Dexamethasone than in the Control group, however the 3rd stage of labour took a statistically non-significantly different amount of time in either group. Conclusion: With no difference in the negative effects on the mother or the fetus, dexamethasone 8 mg IV appears to shorten labour time, improve cervix ripening, and accelerate labour induction. It also appears to shorten the time between the first and second stages of labour. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dexamethasone; Labour Induction; Primi Gravid Women | ||
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