Passion-driven professionals 

1. Adler K, Rahkonen L, Kruit H; Maternal childbirth experience in induced and spontaneous labour measured in a visual analog scale and the factors influencing it; a two-year cohort study; BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Jul 21;20(1):415. IF 2.587

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2. Hokkila E, Kruit H, Rahkonen L, Timonen S, Mattila M, Laatio L, et al. The efficacy of misoprostol vaginal insert compared with oral misoprostol in the induction of labor of nulliparous women: A randomized na-tional multicenter trial. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019 Aug;98(8):1032-1039. IF 2.770

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3. Kemper JI, Li W, Goni S, Flanagan M, Weeks A, Alfirevic Z, Bracken H, Mundle S, Goonewardene M, Ten Eikelder M, Bloemenkamp K, Rengerink KO, Kruit H, Mol BW, Palmer KR. Foley catheter vs oral miso-prostol for induction of labor: individual participant data meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Feb;57(2):215-223. doi: 10.1002/uog.23563. IF 8.67​

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​4. Kruit H, Gissler M, Heinonen S, Rahkonen L. Breaking the myth: the association between the increasing incidence of labour induction and the rate of caesarean delivery in Finland - a nationwide Medical Birth Register study BMJ Open 2022;12:e060161. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060161 IF 3.0​

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5. Kruit H, Heikinheimo O, Ulander VM, Aitokallio-Tallberg A, Nupponen I, Paavonen J, Rahkonen L: Management of Foley catheter induction among nulliparous women: a retrospective study. BMC Preg-nancy Childbirth. 2015: 27;15:276. IF 2.180

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6. Kruit H, Heikinheimo O, Ulander VM, Aitokallio-Tallberg A, Nupponen I, Paavonen J, Rahkonen L: Foley catheter induction of labor as an outpatient procedure. J Perinatol. 2016;36(8):618-22. IF 2.087

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7. Kruit H, Heikinheimo O, Ulander VM, Aitokallio-Tallberg A, Nupponen I, Paavonen J, Rahkonen L: Management of prolonged pregnancy by induction with a Foley catheter. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2015;94(6): 608-14. IF 2.191

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8. Kruit H, Heikinheimo O, Sorsa T, Juhila J, Paavonen J, Rahkonen L. Cervical biomarkers as predictors of successful induction of labour by Foley catheter.J Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Mar 19:1-6. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2018.1434763. IF 1.122

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9. Kruit H, Mertsalmi S, Rahkonen L. Planned vaginal and planned cesarean delivery outcomes in pregnancies complicated with pregestational type 1 diabetes - A three-year academic tertiary hospital cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Mar 2;22(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04510-8. PMID: 35236314. IF 3.1​

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10. Kruit H, Nupponen I, Heinonen S, Rahkonen L (2022) Comparison of delivery outcomes in low-dose and high-dose oxytocin regimens for induction of labor following cervical ripening with a balloon catheter: A retrospective observational cohort study. PLoS ONE 2022 Apr 22;17(4): e0267400. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267400 IF 3.75

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11. Kruit H, Tihtonen K, Raudaskoski T, Ulander VM, Aitokallio-Tallberg A, Heikinheimo O, Paavonen J, Rahkonen L: Foley Catheter or Oral Misoprostol for Induction of Labor in Women with Term Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Randomized Multicenter Trial. Am J Perinatol. 2016;33(9):866-72. IF 1.677.​

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12. Kruit H, Tolvanen J, Eriksson J, Place K, Nupponen I, Rahkonen L. Balloon catheter use for cervical ripening in women with term pre-labor rupture of membranes: A 5-year cohort study, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2020 Sep; 99(9):1174-1180. IF 2.770

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13. Kruit H, Wilkman H, Tekay A, Rahkonen L. Induction of Labor by Foley Catheter Compared to Spontaneous Onset of Labor after Previous Cesarean Section: Journal of Perinatology, (13 April 2017) | doi:10.1038/jp.2017.50 IF 1.677

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14. Place K, Kruit H, Rahkonen L. Comparison of primiparous women´s childbirth experience in labor induction with cervical ripening by balloon catheter or oral misoprostol – a prospective study using the validated Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS): Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 Oct;101(10):1153-1162. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14433. Epub 2022 Aug 7.PMID: 35933726 IF 4.54

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15. Place K, Kruit H, Tekay A, Heinonen S, Rahkonen L. Success of trial of labor in women with a history of previous cesarean section for failed labor induction or labor dystocia: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 May 20;19(1):176 IF 2.413 ​​

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16. Place K, Rahkonen L, Verho-Reischl N, Adler K, Heinonen S, Kruit H. Childbirth experience in induced labor: A prospective study using a validated childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ) with a focus on the first birth PLoS One. 2022 Oct 6;17(10):e0274949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274949. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36201518. IF 3.75

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17. Vaginal Streptococcus B colonization is not associated with increased infectious morbidity in labor induction Place K, Rahkonen L, Nupponen I, Kruit H, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Aug;100(8):1501-1510 IF 2.770​

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18. Heidi Kruit, Mika Nuutila, Leena Rahkonen. Lääkäri-magazine, article review 25-32/2016.    Synnytyksen käynnistäminen, kun raskaus on täysiaikainen. Synnytyksistä 20–30 % alkaa käynnistyksellä, ja käynnistysten osuus on jatkuvasti kasvanut.

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19. Place K, Rahkonen L, Kruit H. A et al. Manuscript: Labor induction in the nulliparous woman´s late-term pregnancy – a randomized multicenter trial comparing induction of labor at 41+0 vs expectant management. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 12/2023, in press

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