The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of sequential versus combined multimodal cervical ripening strategies to achieve vaginal delivery within 24 hours among nulliparous patients with singleton, vertex pregnancies at term undergoing induction of labor.
Nulliparous patients with singleton pregnancies with vertex lie at term receiving prenatal care that are eligible for outpatient cervical ripening will be eligible
age less than 18,
suspected major fetal anomalies (including suspected or proven chromosome anomalies, congenital cardiac disease expected to require neonatal intervention, and multiple anomalies suggestive of a complex syndrome),
fetal growth restriction
oligohydramnios
Ochsner Health System
Lead sponsor
Medicem International
Collaborator