| Title |
Castor oil, bath and/or enema for cervical priming and induction of labour
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003099.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anthony J Kelly, Josephine Kavanagh, Jane Thomas |
| Abstract |
Castor oil, a potent cathartic, is derived from the bean of the castor plant. Anecdotal reports, which date back to ancient Egypt have suggested the use of castor oil to stimulate labour. Castor oil has been widely used as a traditional method of initiating labour in midwifery practice. Its role in the initiation of labour is poorly understood and data examining its efficacy within a clinical trial are limited. This is one of a series of reviews of methods of cervical ripening and labour induction using standardised methodology. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 193 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 32 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 13% |
| Researcher | 24 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 54 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 68 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 10% |
| Unknown | 60 | 31% |
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