Publications by authors named "Ruwan P T B Wickramasinghe"
Objective: To compare the safety of keeping an intrauterine Foley catheter for 48 hours versus 24 hours for cervical ripening.
Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted at the De Soysa Hospital for Women, Sri Lanka from April 1 to December 31, 2014 (trial registration: SLCTR/2014/006). Low-risk women with a Bishop score ≤5 at 40 weeks + 5 days of gestation were allocated to either 24-hour (n=107; Group A) or 48-hour (n=94; Group B) groups.