-Short Communication-

Does the Use of Labor-inducing Drugs Cause Adverse Perinatal Outcomes?

Shunji Suzuki, Yoshie Hiraizumi and Misao Satomi

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo

There have been several studies of adverse perinatal outcomes associated with the indiscriminate use of labor-inducing drugs. However, the present results indicate that the appropriate use of labor-inducing drugs is not unsafe and improves neonatal outcomes in abnormal deliveries.

J Nippon Med Sch 2011; 78: 126-127

Keywords
labor-inducing drugs, perinatal outcomes

Correspondence to
Shunji Suzuki, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, 5-11-12 Tateishi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0012, Japan
czg83542@mopera.ne.jp

Received, December 22, 2010
Accepted, January 28, 2011