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**Background and methods.** To evaluate the efficacy and safety of labor induction by the double balloon device in women with previous cesarean section. Induction of labor was carried out in 37 women with previous cesarean section for various indications. All the inductions of labor were performed using the Atad double balloon device (ARD). **Results.** Cervical ripening (Bishop scores above 5) was achieved in 82.3% of the induced women with subsequent vaginal delivery in 78.6% and repeat cesarean section in 22.3%. An important observation of the results was the chances to achieve a vaginal delivery according to the second Bishop score that was recorded 12 hours following the insertion of the device. When the second was above 5 the chances for vaginal delivery were 79.4%. The mean time from removal of the device to delivery was 10.8 hours. No complications were noted using the device. **Conclusions.** The double balloon device appears to be a safe and effective method of inducing labor in women with a previous lower segment cesarean section. Wide scale studies and further use of the device for induction of labor in women who have had previous cesarean sections are warranted.

Author

Samia Khotaba; Margaret Volfson; Lidya Tarazova; Marwan Odeh; Rafael Barenboym; Vladimir Fait; Ela Ophir; Moshe Oettinger

Publisher

Informa plc; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0001-6349)

Published

2001

Language

EN