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Podcast: Dr. Chapa’s OBGYN Clinical Pearls
Episode: Foley For CX: Tension or No Tension? And More (March 2024 Data)
Description: Using mechanical options as a way to prime/ripen the cervix for labor is nothing new. Balloon catheters have been used for labor induction as far back as the 1890s. Embrey and Mollison reinvigorated the method in 1967 using it in combination with extraamniotic prostaglandins. Since then numerous studies have been performed worldwide, mostly using the Foley catheter. Then, in 1990, the double balloon catheter was introduced by Atad; this paved the way for the Cook Balloon. But what is the best way to use a balloon for cervical ripening? Should be a single balloon or a double balloon? If single balloon...