Induction of Labor

Preferred Label : Induction of Labor;

NCIt definition : The use of pharmacological and/or mechanical methods to initiate labor, including spontaneous rupture of membranes without contractions. Examples of methods include: artificial rupture of membranes, balloons, oxytocin, prostaglandin, laminaria, or other cervical ripening agents. (adapted from reVITALize);

Alternative definition : NICHD: The use of pharmacological and/or mechanical methods to initiate labor, including spontaneous rupture of membranes without contractions. Examples of methods include: artificial rupture of membranes, balloons, oxytocin, prostaglandin, laminaria, or other cervical ripening agents. [adapted from reVITALize];

Details

Origin ID

C92814;

UMLS CUI

C0259787;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Induced labour [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Labour induced [MedDRA LLT]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Induction of labor (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Labor induction [MedDRA LLT]
- Labour induction [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- labor induction [Disease (Nov.)]
- labor, induced [MeSH concept]
- labor, induced [MeSH Descriptor]
- labour induction [TUV Concept]
- labour induction [TUV Term]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Induction of labor (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Labor induction [MedDRA LLT]
- Labour induction [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- labor induction [Disease (Nov.)]
- labor, induced [MeSH concept]
- labor, induced [MeSH Descriptor]
- labour induction [TUV Concept]
- labour induction [TUV Term]
concept_is_in_subset
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Perinatal Terminology [NCIt concept]

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