| Misoprostol, N (%) | Oxytocin, N (%) | p |
Pathologies presented during pregnancy | |||
Hypertension/Pre-eclampsia | 98 (22.0) | 80 (17.9) | 0.131 |
Placenta prævia | 7 (1.6) | 5 (1.1) | 0.561 |
In Admission Pathologies | |||
Hydramnios | 6 (1,3) | 5 (1,1) | 0.761 |
Premature rupture of membranes | 76 (17.0) | 92 (20.6) | 0.171 |
Severe Anemia < 7 g/dl | 3 (0.7) | 7 (1.6) | 0.340 |
Delivery | |||
Mean gestational age (WA) | 39.15 ± 1.53 | 39.21 ± 1.51 | 0.160 |
Labor of spontaneous birth | 429 (96.2) | 432 (96.9) | 0.583 |
Directed delivery | 393 (88.1) | 398 (89.2) | 0.597 |
Natural delivery | 53 (11.9) | 48 (10.8) | |
Average working time (hours) | 8.80 ± 2.05 | 8.83 ± 2.04 | 0.219 |
Mean birth weight (g) | 3017 ± 515 | 3083 ± 517 | 0.603 |