BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A randomised controlled trial comparing two temporising management strategies, one with and one without plasma volume expansion, for severe and early onset pre-eclampsia.
Plasma volume expansion may benefit both mother and child in the temporising management of severe and early onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. ⋯ The addition of plasma volume expansion in temporising treatment does not improve maternal or fetal outcome in women with early preterm hypertensive complications of pregnancy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A randomised controlled trial of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol administered sublingually or vaginally for medical abortion up to 13 weeks of gestation.
To assess women's acceptability, the efficacy and side effects of sublingual versus vaginal administration of misoprostol in combination with mifepristone for medical abortion up to 13 weeks of gestation. ⋯ Sublingual administration of misoprostol is an effective alternative to vaginal administration for medical abortion up to 13 weeks of gestation. The prevalence of prostaglandin-related side effects, however, was higher with this route of administration.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Randomised comparative trial of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system and mefenamic acid for the treatment of idiopathic menorrhagia: a multiple analysis using total menstrual fluid loss, menstrual blood loss and pictorial blood loss assessment charts.
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG IUS) with mefenamic acid in the management of objective idiopathic menorrhagia. ⋯ Both the LNG IUS and mefenamic acid significantly decreased menstrual blood loss, TMFL and PBAC scores. The LNG IUS produced greater reductions in all parameters than mefenamic acid. Comparison of the different measurements suggests that TMFL assessment may be an easier and a more relevant measure of symptom severity than menstrual blood loss.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effect of postpartum iron supplementation on red cell and iron parameters in non-anaemic iron-deficient women: a randomised placebo-controlled study.
To investigate the effect of oral iron on postpartum red cell and iron parameters in non-anaemic women with iron deficiency. ⋯ Haemoglobin levels and iron stores in women with term gestational iron deficiency benefit significantly from iron supplementation compared with placebo, even in an industrialised population.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A randomised controlled trial comparing low dose vaginal misoprostol and dinoprostone vaginal gel for inducing labour at term.
To compare the efficacy of low dose vaginal misoprostol and dinoprostone vaginal gel for induction of labour at term. ⋯ Low dose vaginal misoprostol is as effective as dinoprostone gel for inducing labour at term. There would be substantial cost savings, estimated at around 3.9 million UK pounds per annum, for maternity services if low dose misoprostol became the agent of choice for inducing labour in the UK.