Balloon catheter vs oxytocin alone for induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix: a multicenter, retrospective study.

Purpose: To compare the rate of vaginal birth between double-balloon catheter and oxytocin alone for induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective and observational study was conducted from 2013 to 2017, at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital where women received induction with a double-balloon catheter for 12 h and at the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital where women received induction with a low-dose oxytocin infusion. Primary outcome was the rate of vaginal birth.

Obstetric outcomes associated with induction of labour after caesarean section.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficiency and safety of inducing labour with oxytocin in women with a single prior Caesarean section, with particular focus on the Bishop score.

Methods: Between January 1, 2013 and March 31, 2017, we included all women with a singleton full-term pregnancy and single prior Caesarean section in this monocentric retrospective observational study. Women for whom vaginal delivery was not recommended and those who went into spontaneous labour were excluded.

Non-invasive fetal monitoring using electrocardiography and phonocardiography: A preliminary study.

Background: Continuous fetal monitoring is commonly used during pregnancy and labor to assess fetal wellbeing. The most often used technology is cardiotocography (CTG), but this technique has major drawbacks in clinical use.

Objectives: Our aim is to test a non-invasive multimodal technique of fetal monitoring using phonocardiography (PCG) and electrocardiography (ECG) and to evaluate its feasibility in clinical practice, by comparison with CTG.