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View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: When women with a previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix have an indication for delivery, the choice is to induce labor or to perform a cesarean section. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of a balloon catheter as a method of induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix compared with an elective repeat cesarean section.
Material And Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study in 51 hospitals in the Netherlands on term women with one previous cesarean section, a live singleton fetus in cephalic position, an unfavorable cervix and an indication for delivery.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of persisting endoanal ultrasonographic defects among women with obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS), and the incidence of defecatory symptoms.
Methods: In a prospective study in Enschede, Netherlands, women with OASIS were enrolled between 2007 and 2012. Three months after surgical repair, all women had an endoanal ultrasound, and data were collected on gas and fecal incontinence, soiling, and fecal urgency.
Objective: To assess long-term effects of laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries compared with ovulation induction with gonadotropins in women with clomiphene citrate (CC)-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) on the incidence of pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and metabolic or cardiovascular disease.
Design: Long-term follow-up study.
Setting: Twenty-eight hospitals within the Netherlands.