Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Faculty of Nursing, Department of Midwifery, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine

Biography

Areefa Alkasseh currently works at the Faculty of Nursing, Islamic University of Gaza. Areefa does research in Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Nursing Science. He has numerous publications in Fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Oral Misoprostol as an Alternative Labor Induction Method: A Case Control Study
  Author(s): Areefa SM Alkasseh*
  
  Background: Misoprostol is a new promising agent for cervical ripening and induction of labor. The ideal dose; route and frequency of administration of misoprostol are still under investigation. Aims: To examine 50 μg of oral misoprostol for induction of labor for its different efficiency and safety on maternal& fetal outcomes. Methods: This was a case control study for sample size of 300 women 152 as group and 148 as control. The participants were chosen from the labor room at Al Shifa Hospital the largest hospital in Gaza Strip & the first governmental hospital which started to use oral misoprostol for labor induction beside the routine use of prostaglandin E2. The study was conducted between September 2018, and December 2018. All the group were assigned to receive misoprostol 50 μg orally every 6 h for a.. View more»
  

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