BACKGROUND: Induced abortion via dilation and evacuation (D&E) typically involves
cervical preparation. Some clinicians also induce fetal death in the second trimester. We …

BACKGROUND: Transabdominal injection of digoxin into the amniotic fluid or fetus to
induce fetal demise before dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion has become common …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety of intra-amniotic digoxin
injection before late second-trimester pregnancy termination by dilation and evacuation …

Objectives Our primary objective was to determine whether digoxin, prior to dilation and
evacuation (D&E), is associated with higher or lower rates of complications than D&E …

BACKGROUND: The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness in inducing fetal
demise through digoxin injection given 1 day prior to second-trimester pregnancy …

BACKGROUND: Induced fetal demise by intraamniotic injection of digoxin is an alternative
to methods using intracardiac or umbilical vein injection. This study was designed to …

Clinicians have used feticidal agents prior to second trimester abortion for many years.
Despite the widespread use of various agents to induce fetal demise, a comprehensive or …

BACKGROUND: Many abortion providers use digoxin to induce fetal demise prior to dilation
and evacuation (D&E). Our primary objective was to examine the frequency of infection and …

BACKGROUND: Digoxin is used to induce fetal demise before dilation and evacuation
(D&E) abortion. Published data on the safety of digoxin in abortion care are limited. STUDY …

Objective Intra‐amniotic injection of digoxin is a well‐known method for feticide before
inducing a termination of pregnancy (TOP) at 17–24 weeks of gestation. Information on its …