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Comparison of Oral and Vaginal Route of Misoprostol for Induction of Labour at Term
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Raazia Rauf, Maliha Sadaf, Asma Shaheen. Comparison of Oral and Vaginal Route of Misoprostol for Induction of Labour at Term. JRMC [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];16(1). Available from: http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/631

Abstract

Background: To compare the Induction – Delivery
interval between Oral and Vaginal route of Misoprostol at
term.
Methods: In this comparative study , one hundred
women at term with indications for induction of labour
and Bishop score < 5, having no other obstetric and
maternal contraindications for induction of labour were
randomly assigned to receive Misoprostol 50 g orally and
50 g vaginally every 6 hours for 24 hours for a total of
four doses. Repeated doses were given until Bishop score
> 8 was achieved or spontaneous rupture of membranes
occurred. Student’s t test was applied to compare
induction delivery interval between oral and vaginal
groups and statistical significance was assigned to P- value
< 0.05.
Results: The median induction to delivery interval time
was significantly shorter with vaginal Misoprostol (11.0 h),
compared with oral Misoprostol (14.1 h, p= 0.036). There
was no difference between two routes of administration
with respect to rates of hyperstimulation or neonatal
asphyxia.
Conclusions: Compared with oral Misoprostol,
vaginal Misoprostol for induction of labour at term results
in a shorter induction to delivery interval time. There were
more caesarean section in the vaginal Misoprostol group.

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