Nursing responsibilities and considerations on Cervical ripening:

Monitor the FHR after each application and for side effects such as vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and hypertension in the mother. Oxytocin induction can be started 12 hours after the prostaglandin dose; beginning it sooner might lead to hyperstimulation of the uterus. Even with these side effects, prostaglandins are well accepted by most women as a way to aid cervical ripening (Kunzier et al., 2016). They should be used with caution in women with asthma, renal or cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, or in those who have had past cesarean births because of the danger of side effects and hyperstimulation