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  • Title: Preinduction cervical ripening with prostaglandin E2 (Prepidil) gel.
    Author: Trofatter KF, Bowers D, Gall SA, Killam AP.
    Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1985 Oct 01; 153(3):268-71. PubMed ID: 3901764.
    Abstract:
    The effect of preinduction cervical ripening with Prepidil, a commercially prepared prostaglandin E2 gel (0.5 mg), on the outcome of induction of labor with intravenous oxytocin was investigated. Fifty-nine pregnant women were randomized either to receive intracervical application of the gel or to undergo sham application. Compared to control subjects, patients in the group given Prepidil had significant increases in cervical Bishop scores, shorter induction-to-delivery intervals, lower maximum doses of oxytocin, and fewer days of induction. Systemic side effects were minimal, but 37% (11 of 30) of the gel-treated patients experienced labor prior to receiving oxytocin and 20% (six of 30) were actually delivered during the 12-hour ripening period. No differences in route of delivery or fetal outcome were found between the two groups.
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