Cervical ripening /Labour induction in postdate nulliparas; Comparative study of vaginal misoprostol versus vaginal misoprostol with rectal hyoscine-butylbromide
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Postdate pregnancy
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1. Those who will give consent to the study.
2. Nulliparous pregnant women.
3. Postdate pregnancy.
4. Selected for cervical ripening and induction of labour.
5 Singleton pregnancy with vertex presentation.
Exclusion Criteria
1. maternal co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes Mellitus,
2. Pregnancy complications like antepartum haemorrhage and severe pre-eclampsia
Those allergic to hyoscine
Those contraindicated to receive prostaglandins like asthma and glaucoma
5. Previous caesarian scar
6. Contraindication to vaginal delivery
Malpresentation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cervical ripening as determined by changes in the Bishops score following insertion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Induction-delivery interval. Successful vaginal delivery or caesarian section rate. Need for supplemental oxytocin augmentation