Foley

(n = 49)

Misoprostol

(n = 79)

p Value

Mode of delivery

Spontaneous vaginal, n (%)

Vaginal instrumental, n (%)

Caesarean section, n (%)

31 (63.3)

7 (14.3)

11 (22.4)

59 (74.7)

8 (10.1)

12 (15.2)

0.388

Total duration of ruptured membranes, h

67.9 (56.5, 83.0)

74.8 (56.3, 95.5)

0.221

PROM-to-priming interval, median (IQR), h

41.7 (35.1, 54.6)

52.8 (39.3, 63.4)

0.023

Priming-to-delivery interval, median (IQR), h

Duration of priming, median (IQR), h

Duration of active labour, median (IQR), h

21.4 (17.1, 31.0)

16.6 (10.5, 25.0)

6.1 (4.3, 8.4)

21.9 (16.0, 30.1)

11.5 (7.5, 20.8)

9.0 (6.3, 12.5)

0.897

0.042

<0.001

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid n (%)

12 (24.5)

10 (12.7)

0.085

Epidural anaesthesia, n (%)

23 (46.9)

35 (44.3)

0.771

Administration of oxytocin, n (%)

42 (85.7)

69 (87.3)

0.792

Number of vaginal examinations, median (IQR)

6.0 (4.0, 7.0)

6.0 (5.0, 8.5)

0.222

Uterine hyperstimulation, n (%)

1 (2.0)

1 (1.3)

1.000

Maternal ICU admission, n (%)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.3)

1.000

Neonatal birth weight, mean (±SD), g

3428.5 (508.1)

3313.7 (372.3)

0.174

Neonatal Apgar scores

1 min score < 7, n (%)

5 min score < 7, n (%)

11 (22.4)

5 (10.2)

7 (8.9)

3 (3.8)

0.032

0.258

NICU admission, n (%)

1 (2.0)

2 (2.5)

1.000

Neonatal mortality, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

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