• Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study 

      Wallstrom, Tove; Björklund, Jenny; Frykman, Joanna; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Objective Uterine rupture is a well-known but unusual complication in vaginal deliveries with a Cesarean section in the history. The risk of uterine rupture is at least two-fold when labor is induced. In Sweden, women ...
    • Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study 

      Wallstrom, Tove; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Stenson, David; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Introduction. One great challenge in obstetric care is labor inductions. Misoprostol has advantages in being cheap and stable at room temperature and available in resource-poor settings. Material and Methods. Retrospective ...
    • Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries 

      Wiberg-Itzel, Eva; Pembe, Andrea; Järnbert Petterson, Hans; Norman, Margareta; Wihlbäck, Anna-Carin; Hoesli, Irene; Todesco Bernasconi, M; Azria, E; Åkerud, H; Darj, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background One of the major complications related to delivery is labor dystocia, or an arrested labor progress. Many dystocic deliveries end vaginally after administration of oxytocin, but a large numbers of women with ...