A Foley bulb induction is a procedure where your doctor insets a catheter into your cervix. One side of the catheter is deflated. Once inside your womb, your doctor inflates the balloon with a ...

Immediate removal of the Foley balloon may lead to longer overall induction time, but a lower risk of infection. Parous women may be particularly good candidates for this type of induction.

The inflated balloon or foley bulb may stay in place for up to 24 hours and puts gentle pressure on your cervix. ... Elective induction. If you live far away from your hospital, ...

Once again, I was administered Misoprostol, I had a Foley balloon, and got Pitocin. The induction methods were the same, but this time, labor seemed much harder and lasted twice as long.

In the review's subgroup of balloon catheter vs. prostaglandins (23 studies, 3474 women) Caesarean Section, instrumental delivery rates and vaginal delivery in <24 hours did not differ ...

Labor induction combination that used vaginal misoprostol and an inflated cervical Foley catheter balloon was associated with faster delivery compared with either method alone, a new study has found.