TY - JOUR JF - KAUMS JO - Feyz VL - 11 IS - 4 PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/1/01 TI - Effect of castor oil on induction of labor TT - بررسی اثر روغن کرچک بر القای دردهای زایمانی N2 - Background: Considering high complications of labor induction with drugs, finding an easy, inexpensive, confident method for induction of labor is important. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of castor oil on initiation of labor in pregnancies after 40 weeks in Shabihkhani Hospital in Kashan during 2004-2006. Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was performed on 200 women after their 40 weeks of pregnancy. Women were divided to two groups (100 women in case group and 100 women in control group). The case group took 60 ml castor oil while control group didn’t take any treatment. The two groups were compared for onset of labor in 24 hours, time of onset of labor, delivery time and method and Apgar score of their newborns by X2, CI, OR and t-tests. Results: Labor was induced in 70% of women in the case group versus 12% in the control group during 24 hours (p SP - 19 EP - 23 AU - Saberi, Farzaneh AU - Abedzadeh, Masoumeh AU - Sadat, Zohre AU - Eslami, Alireza AD - KW - Castor oil KW - Labor KW - Induction KW - Vaginal delivery UR - http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-7-en.html ER -