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ORIGINAL RESEARCH |
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health Services, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Newark, Delaware.
Address reprint requests to: Anthony C. Sciscione, DO Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine Division Christiana Care Health Services 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road Newark, DE 19718 E-mail: asciscione{at}christianacare.org
Objective: To compare the efficacy of intravaginal misoprostol tablets with transcervical Foley catheter for preinduction cervical ripening.
Methods: Pregnant women who presented for induction of labor with unfavorable cervices (Bishop score less than 6) were assigned randomly to intravaginal misoprostol (50 µg tablet every 4 hours for a maximum of six doses) or 30-mL Foley catheter placed transcervically with maintenance of traction.
Results: Among 111 women, 53 were allocated to misoprostol and 58 to Foley bulb. Contractile abnormalities were more frequent in the misoprostol group (20.4%) than the Foley group (0%) (P < .001). No statistically significant differences were noted between groups in change in Bishop score, preinduction cervical ripening times, and total induction times. There were no statistically significant differences in mode of delivery or adverse neonatal outcomes. Uterine rupture occurred in one woman with two previous cesarean deliveries in the misoprostol group.
Conclusion: Intravaginal misoprostol and transcervical Foley catheter are equivalent for cervical ripening. Uterine contractile abnormalities and meconium passage are more common with misoprostol.
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