Prostaglandin induction of labor

Abstract

The role of prostaglandin mechanisms in the implementation of labor, the possibility of induction of labor using prostaglandin’s drugs and their modern synthetic analogues presented in this article. The history of the discovery of prostaglandins, their structure, classification types and series, the underlying mechanisms and precursors of endogenous synthesis in the women’s body, mechanisms of action, and their main pharmacological side effects, the relevance of applications in modern obstetrics presented in this article.