Induction of labor using Foley catheter with weight attached versus without weight attached: A randomized control trial.

Anne George CherianTobey Ann MarcusTunny SebastianSwathi RathoreJiji Elizabeth Mathews

Published in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2021)

Placing a weight at the end of the Foley catheter for induction of labor does not affect the time to delivery or the rate of cesarean deliveries, although there is faster expulsion of the Foley. Clinical trial registration no.: CTRI/2018/10/016154.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight loss
clinical trial
physical activity
weight gain
body weight
ultrasound guided
study protocol
open label
phase ii