Nigam A, Singh V K, Dubay P, Pandey K, Bhagoliwal A, Prakash A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Sep;86(3):398-400. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.05.010.
Efficacy of misoprostol was studied for induction of labor at term. Seventy patients were randomized to Group A (n = 36, oral misoprostol 50 microg four hourly to maximum of 5 doses) and B (n = 34, continuous oxytocin infusion). Induction-delivery interval was shorter with misoprostol (7.7 +/- 2.8 h against 14.3 +/- 4.8 h with oxytocin) but the rates of vaginal delivery, cesarean, neonatal outcome variables were similar. Hence, misoprostol is an effective agent for induction of labor at term.
