Oral Misoprostol alone versus oral misoprostol followed by oxytocin for labour induction in women with hypertension in pregnancy (MOLI): protocol for a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Hillary Bracken (Author), Kate Lightly (Author), Shuchita Mundle (Author), Robbie Kerr (Author), Brian Faragher (Author), Thomas Easterling (Author), Simon Leigh (Author), Mark Turner (Author), Zarko Alfirevic (Author), Beverly Winikoff (Author), Andrew Weeks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Every year approximately 30,000 women die from hypertensive disease in pregnancy. Magnesium sulphate and anti-hypertensives reduce morbidity, but delivery is the only cure. Low dose oral misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analogue, is a highly effective method for labour induction....