Mechanical versus pharmacological term induction: a cohort group analysis of maternal and neonatal outcome – hygroscopic cervical dilator versus intravaginal versus intracervical…

Aim: To compare the efficacy & safety of hygroscopic cervical dilator versus two prostaglandin E2 application methods for term induction of labour. Method: Above 36th weeks of gestation, all women, who were admitted to hospital for induction of labour, were labour induced either with the hygroscopic cervical dilator versus intravaginal 1 mg or intracervical 0.5 mg prostaglandin E2 irrespective of cervical Bishop score. The main outcome variables were induction-to-delivery interval, number of foetal blood samples, PDA rate, rate of oxytocin augmentation and rate of vaginal delivery. Results: Sixty-three patients…