Variable | Catheter | Misoprostol | p value |
All women | n = 314 (%) | n = 265 (%) |
|
Vaginal birth within 24 hours (%) | 237 (75.5) | 141 (53.2) | p < 0.001 |
Cesarean section (%) | 71 (22.6) | 51 (19.2) | p > 0.05 |
Instrumental delivery (%) | 41 (13.0) | 48 (18.1) | p > 0.05 |
Hyperstimulation | 0 | 0 | p > 0.05 |
Chorioamnionitis (%) | 7 (2.2) | 8 (3.0) | p > 0.05 |
Uterine rupture | 0 | 0 | p > 0.05 |
Primiparous women | n = 173 | n = 162 |
|
Vaginal birth within 24 hours (%) | 136 (78.6) | 66 (40.2) | p < 0.001 |
Cesarean section | 51 (29.4) | 41 (25.0) | p > 0.05 |
Bishop score 0 - 2 | n = 27 | n = 110 |
|
Vaginal birth within 24 hours (%) | 16 (59.2) | 47 (42.7) | p = 0.07 |
Cesarean section (%) | 8 (29.6) | 30 (27.3) | p > 0.05 |
Bishop score 3 - 4 | n = 190 | n = 128 |
|
Vaginal birth within 24 hours (%) | 141 (74.2) | 78 (60.9) | p < 0.001 |
Cesarean section (%) | 46 (24.2) | 19 (14.8) | p > 0.05 |