Abstract
Objectives: To determine the efficacy and safety of improved Cook ball which was simulated original Cook ball placed into the cervical canal.
Materials and methods: This is clinical trial study without control. 73 pregnant are putted balloon Cook at the obstetrics department of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital.
Results: Successful induction of labor in 67/73 case (91.7%). The rate of successful induction of labor in the vaginal delivery cases was 68.5 %. In most cases there are no serious side effects or complications.
Conclusion: Induction of labor with modified Cook balloon into the cervical canal for cases of pregnancy termination at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital achieved high efficiency and almost no complications.
Keywords
unfavorable cervical canal
improved Cook ball
cervical canal
induced labor