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Elective induction of labor: a prospective clinical study, I: Obstetric and neonatal effects

Elective induction of labor: a prospective clinical study, I: Obstetric and neonatal effects Introduction Curriculum vitae MARK E. VIERHOUT was born in 1948 in Djakarta (Indonesia). He studied medicine at the University of Groningen. From 1976 to 1978 he worked in the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Curacao, Dutch Antilles. From 1978 to 1983 he did his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam. In 1983 he received a Ph. D.from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam with a thesis on elective induction of labor. At present he is employed as an obstetrician and gynecologist at the Medical Department of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Ltd. in Brunei, N. W. Borneo. Elective induction of labor should be defined as induction of labor in the absence of a medicalobstetric indication for termination of pregnancy. There is considerable disagreement with regard to the advantages and disadvantages of this obstetric procedure [2, 4, 8, 9, 17, 20, 22]. Those who are in favor emphasize the safety of the procedure [10] because labor can be scheduled during the daytime when it is assumed that optimal care can be given [10, 16]. Fetal monitoring can be used from the beginning of labor. The potential to prevent term fetal death of unknown cause has also been put http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Perinatal Medicine de Gruyter

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de Gruyter
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Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
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0300-5577
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10.1515/jpme.1985.13.4.155
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Introduction Curriculum vitae MARK E. VIERHOUT was born in 1948 in Djakarta (Indonesia). He studied medicine at the University of Groningen. From 1976 to 1978 he worked in the St. Elisabeth Hospital in Curacao, Dutch Antilles. From 1978 to 1983 he did his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam. In 1983 he received a Ph. D.from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam with a thesis on elective induction of labor. At present he is employed as an obstetrician and gynecologist at the Medical Department of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Ltd. in Brunei, N. W. Borneo. Elective induction of labor should be defined as induction of labor in the absence of a medicalobstetric indication for termination of pregnancy. There is considerable disagreement with regard to the advantages and disadvantages of this obstetric procedure [2, 4, 8, 9, 17, 20, 22]. Those who are in favor emphasize the safety of the procedure [10] because labor can be scheduled during the daytime when it is assumed that optimal care can be given [10, 16]. Fetal monitoring can be used from the beginning of labor. The potential to prevent term fetal death of unknown cause has also been put

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Journal of Perinatal Medicine – de Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 1985

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