Clinical outcomes and feasibility of implementing outpatient labor induction with misoprostol: A prospective cohort study
In this study of 212 women undergoing IOL with oral misoprostol, we found similar safety outcomes between women who chose outpatient IOL and those who chose inpatient IOL. The outpatient group had significantly shorter hospital stays before giving birth, and more than three in four women in the outpatient group completed the misoprostol treatment as outpatients. While larger studies are needed to draw definitive conclusions, our study suggests that implementing oral misoprostol in an outpatient IOL protocol may represent a safe and feasible alternative.
Authors
- Ingvil Krarup Sørbye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8998-4285)
- Mirjam Lukasse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9873-4023)
- Anne Flem Jacobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8545-5156)
- Kjersti Engen Marsdal
- Stine Bernitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-2348)
- Nasreen Adan
- Elin Baustad Grødal
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Drammen Hospital (NO)
- University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)
- Østfold Hospital Trust (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15029
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11