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The Influence of Diabetes on Labor Induction with Dinoprostone Vaginal Inserts
Jennifer Y Duffy1,2, Cindy Chau3, Kyle Raymond4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to compare duration of labor induction between diabetic and nondiabetic women receiving dinoprostone vaginal insert (10 mg).
Study Design:
This is a secondary analysis of two large randomized controlled trials using dinoprostone vaginal inserts for labor induction. We compare time to active labor, overall delivery, and vaginal delivery between diabetic and nondiabetic women undergoing induction of labor with a 10-mg dinoprostone vaginal insert.
Results:
Diabetic women receiving dinoprostone vaginal insert had a longer time to onset of active labor, overall delivery, and vaginal delivery than their nondiabetic counterparts. There was no difference in abnormal labor affecting fetal heart rate pattern in diabetic women compared with nondiabetic women. The rates of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were higher in diabetic women.
Conclusion:
Diabetes may represent an independent factor associated with prolonged induction among women undergoing induction of labor with dinoprostone. Dinoprostone is well tolerated in both diabetic and nondiabetic women.
Key Points:
· Diabetic women receiving DVI have slower labor curves than nondiabetic women.. · Nulliparous diabetic women took longer to achieve active labor, overall delivery, and vaginal delivery than nondiabetic women.. · Parous diabetic women took longer to achieve vaginal delivery than nondiabetic women..
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