Interval between balloon removal and oxytocin administration in cervical ripening with double-balloon in singleton pregnancies: An observational study.

Objective: To analyze the influence of the resting interval after removal of a double-balloon for cervical ripening and oxytocin administration on the time to onset of active labor in singleton pregnancies.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of women who required a cervical ripening with double-balloon was conducted between January 2019 and December 2022. We collected data for cervical ripening balloon insertion and removal, oxytocin administration, suspicious or pathological cardiotocographic trace, mode of delivery, maternal and neonatal complications, neonatal outcomes.