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The association between delayed amniotomy and adverse outcomes in labor induction.
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European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology [Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol] 2020 Apr; Vol. 247, pp. 85-89. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 05. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: To assess if delayed amniotomy during labor induction is associated with adverse delivery outcomes.<br />Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of women with a viable, singleton gestation who underwent labor induction at a tertiary-care hospital (4/2014-3/2017). Women were excluded if oxytocin was not used or if spontaneous rupture of membranes (ROM) occurred ≤8 h after oxytocin initiation. The primary outcome was cesarean delivery, and secondary outcomes included postpartum hemorrhage, maternal infectious morbidity, neonatal 5-min Apgar score <7, and neonatal intensive care unit admission. Women were compared by timing of amniotomy: delayed (ROM > 8 h after oxytocin initiation) versus not delayed. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the association between delayed amniotomy and study outcomes.<br />Results: Of 2081 women who met inclusion criteria, 1125 (before 54%) had delayed amniotomy. Women with delayed amniotomy had ROM 12.7 h (IQR 10.0, 17.9) after oxytocin versus 5.0 h (IQR 3.7, 6.5) without delayed amniotomy. In multivariable regression, delayed amniotomy was associated with increasingly higher odds of cesarean as maternal obesity severity increased (aOR 1.58, 95 %CI 1.24-2.03 at BMI 30 kg/m <superscript>2</superscript> ; aOR 2.15, 95 %CI 1.45-3.21 at BMI 40 kg/m <superscript>2</superscript> ; aOR 2.93, 95 %CI 1.54-5.57 at BMI 50 kg/m <superscript>2</superscript> ).<br />Conclusion: Delayed amniotomy >8 h after starting oxytocin for labor induction was associated with higher odds of cesarean delivery. Significant delay in ROM should be avoided during labor induction.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Amniotomy methods
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Oxytocin administration & dosage
Postpartum Hemorrhage epidemiology
Postpartum Hemorrhage etiology
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Young Adult
Amniotomy adverse effects
Cesarean Section statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1872-7654
- Volume :
- 247
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32078981
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.02.002