Background Midwife-managed programmes of care are being widely implemented although
there has been little investigation of their efficacy. We have compared midwife-managed …

Objective To determine whether nitric oxide donors can induce cervical ripening before
surgical termination of pregnancy in the first trimester. Design Prospective, randomised …

This paper summarizes the final results of an open multicenter study in 13 hospital
gynecological units in Scotland and England. In the study, 1018 pregnant women with up to …

Background Vaginal administration of the nitric oxide donor isosorbide mononitrate can
induce effective ripening of the human cervix. We investigated whether this drug is …

Objective To determine whether a combined therapy with isosorbide mononitrate (40mg)
and misoprostol (400μg) for pre-operative cervical ripening in the first trimester would result …

Objectives: To study the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the 300μg dose of a new
chromatographically produced rhesus immunoglobulin (Rhophylac® 300) for ante-and …

We assessed the factors influencing the birth weight of infants born to 83 women with insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) over a 5-yr period. Maternal glycosylated hemoglobin …

The management of abruptio placentae at the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital over the
five years 1966 to 1970 has been reviewed. There were 379 cases in 29,456 deliveries …

We have looked at the outcome of pregnancy in women with type 1 (insulin-dependent)
diabetes mellitus who were confined at Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital between 1971 …

Serial measurements of glycosylated albumin (GAlb), glycosylated plasma proteins (GPP)
and glycosylated haemoglobin (GHb) were performed by affinity chromatography throughout …