Misoprostol for second and third trimester termination of pregnancy: A review of practice at the Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia

Aims:  To assess clinical outcomes for women undergoing induction of labour either for fetal anomaly or following intrauterine fetal death using intravaginal misoprostol.

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