RETRACTION: Evaluation of Postpartum Blood Loss After Misoprostol-Induced Labour

Abstract

M. El-Sedeek, E.E. Awad, S.M. Elsebaey, "Evaluation of Postpartum Blood Loss After Misoprostol-Induced Labour," BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 116, 3 (2009): 431-435, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02054.x. The above article, published online on 21 January 2009 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Aris Papageorghiou; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. UK. Concerns were raised by a third party regarding the statistical data reported in the article. The third party noted the p-values reported in Table 1 were not compatible with the article's summary data, and the distribution data featured in the scatterplots of Figures 3 and 4 was unusual. An independent expert evaluated the summary data reported in the article and confirmed that many of the statistical results were not reproducible using reported methods. The expert noted that there were several instances of data anomalies within the article, including the distribution of postpartum bleeding within Group 1, where the scores reported feature a pattern that is unusual. The authors did not respond when asked for their original data and clarification. As a result, the data and conclusions are considered unreliable, and the article must be retracted.