Efficacy of phloroglucinol in shortening the first stage of labor: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Antonio SchiattarellaGaetano RiemmaGiovanni SistiFabiana SavoiaAgnese Maria Chiara RapisardaPasquale De FranciscisMaddalena Morlando

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

A meta-analysis of 5 trials found that Phloroglucinol favorably impacts on the total duration of the labor in primiparae and multiparae women with a singleton pregnancy.

Keyphrases

systematic review
preterm birth
meta analyses
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
randomized controlled trial
pregnant women