Extra-amniotic administration

Extra-amniotic administration is a route of administration to the space between the fetal membranes and endometrium inside the uterus of a pregnant woman.

It can be used to administer drugs affecting uterus motility, such as oxytocin and prostaglandins, e.g. in labor induction or medical abortion.{{cite journal |author=Gómez Ponce de León R, Wing DA |title=Misoprostol for termination of pregnancy with intrauterine fetal demise in the second and third trimester of pregnancy - a systematic review |journal=Contraception |volume=79 |issue=4 |pages=259–71 |date=April 2009 |pmid=19272495 |doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2008.10.009 }}