Osmotic dilators plus mifepristone or misoprostol for cervical preparation before dilation and evacuation between 18 0/7 and 21 6/7 weeks’ gestation: A retrospective cohort study
Abortion
Awarded 2020
Complex Family Planning Fellowship Research
Stephanie Lambert, MD
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York
$15,000

This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the effect of cervical preparation with osmotic dilators plus adjuvant overnight mifepristone compared to same-day misoprostol prior to dilation and evacuation between 18 0/7 and 21 6/7 weeks’ gestation on procedure time and other important clinical outcomes. Our sample size (n=574) will also allow greater numbers to describe important but uncommon secondary outcomes including acute complications to better contextualize the implications of these two cervical preparation strategies in practice.