Abstract
Labor induction is one of the most frequent procedures in pregnant women. The optimal regimen for preinduction cervical ripening and labor induction is not established. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy and safety of vaginal dinoprostone and intravenous oxytocin administration for labor induction. The medical records of the patients who had induction of labor at Okmeydani Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from January 2010 to June 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. The first group (143 patients) received a single dose of sustained- released dinoprostone 10 mg, which was inserted high into the vaginal fornix. The second group (151 patients) received intravenous oxytocin (synpitan). Maternal and fetal outcomes were compared. There were no significant differences between the two groups for parity, birth weight, fetal gender and mode of delivery. 195 (66.3%) of patiens had vaginal delivery and 99 (33.7%) had cesarean delivery. The median time from start of induction of labor to vaginal birth was longer when a prostaglandin E2 was used for labor induction than it was when oxytocin was used (20.1 hours vs 16.1 hours) (p
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