Induction of labor with low-dose prostaglandin F2 alpha and oxytocin.

A double-blind study was performed in 50 patients with the use of low-dose intravenous oxytocin or PGF2 alpha for the induction of labor for elective or high-risk indications. Both agents were equally effective for the induction of labor. No major complications were encountered with either drug in mother or infant. The ability to induce labor with relatively small, infrequently increased doses of either inducing agent was an unexpected finding.