Control group | Study group | Sig. | ||||
Number | % | Number | % | p | ||
Modified Bishops Score 6 hours after PGE2 insertion in first cycle. | Modified Bishops Score less than 7 | 142 | 83.52 | 144 | 83.23 | 1 |
Modified Bishops Score more than 7 | 28 | 16.47 | 29 | 16.76 | ||
6 hours after PGE2 insertion in second cycle | Modified Bishops Score less than 7 | 90 | 78.26 | 92 | 78.63 | 1.01 |
Modified Bishops Score more than 7 | 25 | 21.73 | 24 | 21.36 | ||
Incidences of achieving cervical dilatation of 8 cm during labor. | Dilated to 8 cm | 133 | 78.23 | 142 | 82.08 | 0.42 |
Not dilated | 37 | 21.76 | 31 | 17.91 | ||
Time taken to achieve cervical dilatation of 8 cm during labor. | Less than 8 hours | 92 | 54.11 | 89 | 51.44 | 0.67 |
More than 8 hours | 78 | 45.88 | 84 | 48.55 | ||
Admission to SCBU (special care baby unit) | SCBU admitted | 27 | 15.88 | 29 | 16.76 | 0.88 |
Not admitted | 143 | 84.11 | 144 | 83.23 | ||
Maternal complications | Complications present | 19 | 11.17 | 7 | 4.04 | 0.01 |
Complications not present | 151 | 88.82 | 166 | 95.95 |