Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Table 3
Bishop score, indications for induction, and labor outcome data, presented per method of induction and separated for primi- and multiparos women (P/M). Data are presented as numbers (%) or mean (SD).
Misoprostol = 1040/635
Dinoproston = 573/359
Amniotomy = 349/404
Balloon catheter = 205/128
Oxytocin = 147/81
Dinoproston = 51/30
value
Bishop score (0–10)
3/3
3/3
7/7
5/5
7/6
3/3
<0.01/0.01
Time from induction to delivery (h)
<0.01/0.01
(i) Vaginal
22/16
20/16
10/6
14/10
10/7
16/17
(ii) CS
27/22
25/26
12/11
12/14
13/14
22/21
Postdate pregnancies ( = 713/38, %)
339/134 (32.5/21)
217/97 (38/27)
102/106 (29/26)
49/38 (24/30)
3/4 (2/5)
3/1 (6/3.5)
Indications for induction
PROM ( = 609/27, %)
272/102 (26/16)
102/66 (18/18.5)
37/15 (11/4)
62/30 (30/23)
130/63 (88.5/78)
6/1 (12/3.5)
Maternal Reason ( = 412/27, %)
183/101 (17.5/16)
125/84 (22/23.5)
49/62 (14/15)
34/19 (17/15)
5/3 (3.5/4)
16/9 (31/30)
Fetal reason ( = 307/24, %)
165/127 (16/20)
55/35 (10/10)
45/60 (13/15)
16/13 (8/10)
3/1 (2/1)
23/12 (45/40)
Nonmedical reason ( = 324/45, %)
81/171 (8/27)
74/77 (13/21)
116/161 (33/40)
44/28 (21/22)
6/10 (4/12)
3/7 (6/23)
Way of delivery
<0.01/0.01
Vaginal (%)
801/566 (77/89)
368/274 (64/76)
275/372 (79/92)
145/106 (71/83)
122/78 (83/96)
25/18 (49/60)
CS (%)
238/70 (23/11)
206/85 (36/24)
73/33 (21/8)
60/22 (29/17)
25/3 (17/4)
26/12 (51/40)
PPH > 1500 ml ( = 124/58, %)
61/20 (6/3)
26/16 (5/4)
17/12 (5/3)
14/4 (7/3)
5/4 (3/5)
1/2 (2/7)
Apgar < 7,5′ ( = 19/9, %)
13/2 (1/0.3)
3/5 (0.5/1)
1/1 (0.3/0.3)
2/1 (1/0.8)
0/0 —
0/0 —
pH < 7.10 ( = 94, 42%)
51/13 (5/2)
21/12 (4/3)
16/13 (5/3)
2/3 (1/2)
4/1 (3/1)
0/0 —
,, and values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. 41 w. rupture of the membranes. hemorrhage.