Foley Catheter for Outpatient Cervical Ripening: Review of the Evidence and a Proposed Model of Care

Lisa D. Levine; Anthony C. Sciscione

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1677473

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 2019; 36(14): 1528-1532
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1677473

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Foley Catheter for Outpatient Cervical Ripening: Review of the Evidence and a Proposed Model of Care

Lisa D. Levine

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Research Center, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Anthony C. Sciscione

²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware

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