Mifepristone versus intracervical prostaglandin E2 gel for cervical ripening and labor induction

Objective: to compare efficiency of mifepristone and intracervical prostaglandin E2 gel for cervical ripening and labor induction. Study design: a prospective randomised study. Methods: One hundred and twenty three patients with the singleton term pregnancy (average gestational age 285±4 days), cephalic presentation and Bishop score ≤5 or 6–8 points. The women were randomised to receive either mifepristone 200mg orally twice (with an interval of 24 hours) or intracervical PGE2 gel (0.5mg dinoprostone) with 6 hours intervals (up to three doses) for cervical ripening and labor induction. The criteria of efficiency…