Labor, Premature

Arm A:
Nifedipine 20 mg sublingual, repeated after 30 minutes if contractions do not decrease in intensity. Maintenance of 120-160 mgs of slow-release nifedipine daily for 48 hours.Once contractions cease, nifedipine will be maintained at 80-120 mg daily in divided doses up to 36 weeks.
Arm B:
Nifedipine 10 mg sublingual crushed, then 10 mg in 15 min, followed by 10 mg PO Q 15 mins PRN to a maximum of 40 mg in the first hour. Maintenance of 60-80 mgs of slow-release nifedipine daily for 48 hours. Once contractions cease, nifedipine will be maintained at 60 mg daily in divided doses up to 36 weeks.

Nifedipine

American University of Beirut Medical Center

Two Dose Regimens of Nifedipine for the Management of Preterm Labor

Study of Different Doses of Nifedipine to Treat Preterm Labor

Anwar Nassar

Professor

enterocolitis

صداع

headache

enterocolitis/صداع

Two Dose Regimens of Nifedipine for the Management of Preterm Labor

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