Home cervical ripening with dinoprostone gel in nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies.

Objective: To evaluate whether home cervical ripening is safe and results in shorter hospital stay.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of women with singleton pregnancies having induction of labor for postmaturity at a single center between January 2007 and June 2010. Women were offered home cervical ripening with 1 mg dinoprostone gel if they were nulliparous, had uncomplicated singleton pregnancies, and the indication for induction was postmaturity.