Oral Misoprostol Solution in Comparison to Vaginal Misoprostol in Induction of Labor

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-03-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Induction of labour at term is a common obstetric intervention. Induction of labour is the artificial initiation of labour before its spontaneous onset for the purpose of delivery of the fetoplacental unit using mechanical or pharmacological methods.

To determine the effects of oral misoprostol solution compared to vaginal misoprostol in induction of labour.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Misoprostol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primigravida or Primipara

• Pregnancy between 36 and 42 weeks of gestation.

• A live singleton fetus in cephalic presentation.

• No history of uterine surgery.

• Clinically adequate pelvis.

• Modified Bishop's score <5.

• Reactive Non stress test (NST) .

Exclusion Criteria:

• •Known hypersensitivity or contraindications to oral misoprostol (uterine surgery).

• Any antenatal medical complications.

• A situation requiring LSCS (Maternal or Fetal) e.g:fetal distress

• Non-reactive NST.

• Patient's refusal to give consent