Intravaginal misoprostol versus uterine curettage for missed abortion: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

Purpose: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a strategy based on direct-acting uterine curettage (UC) versus a pre-direct-acting misoprostol (1600 mg) in patients with missed abortion (MA), from the perspective of a National Health System.

Methods: An open prospective cohort study was carried out at Reina Sofía University Hospital (Córdoba, Spain) from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 in 180 patients diagnosed with MA. The patients chose medical treatment with intravaginal misoprostol (800 μg/4 h) or UC after receiving complete and detailed information.

Pre-induction cervical ripening with different initial doses of intravaginal misoprostol: time to delivery and peri-natal outcomes.

From 2016 to 2018, a total of 300 pregnant women underwent induction of labour. Those women were allocated in two groups according to the initial dose of misoprostol. Group I (150 women) received intravaginally 50 µg misoprostol followed by 25 µg every four hours, up to a maximum of four doses whereas in group II (150 women) the initial dose was 25 μg intravaginal followed by the same dose every four hours up to a maximum of four doses.

Vaginal birth after caesarean section before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with successful vaginal birth.

Background: The ratio of caesarean has been increasing considerably in many countries. Planning a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean is considered an important option for women in a subsequent pregnancy.

Aims: To analyse obstetric and neonatal outcomes in women in labour after caesarean section before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine factors associated with successful vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC).

Influence of the proline metabolism and glycine betaine on tolerance to salt stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) commercial genotypes.

Tomato is the crop with the greatest economic importance in the world and salinity stress causes a reduction in the quantity and quality of crop production. The objective of this work is to verify if the accumulation of proline and glycine betaine (GB) and their metabolisms improve tolerance to salt stress. Two commercial genotypes of Solanum Lycopersicum L.

Efficacy and safety of misoprostol, dinoprostone and Cook's balloon for labour induction in women with foetal growth restriction at term.

Background And Objectives: To compare effectiveness and safety of dinoprostone, misoprostol and Cook's balloon as labour-inducing agents in women with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) at term.

Methods: Retrospective cohort chart review of women diagnosed with foetal growth restriction at term in Reina Sofia Hospital, Cordoba, Spain from January 2014 to December 2015. Registration of baseline characteristics and method of induction was made.