Table 2.
Mode and time of delivery in both groups
| Misoprostol group | Oxytocin group | Test of sig. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | value | p value | sig. | ||
| Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 70 | 82.4% | 74 | 87.1% | X2 =0.73 | 0.394 | NS |
| CS | 15 | 17.6% | 11 | 12.9% | ||||
| reason for Cesarean | Abnormal CTG pattern | 9 | 60.0% | 6 | 54.5% | Fisher exact test | 0.746 | NS |
| Failed induction | 4 | 26.7% | 2 | 18.2% | ||||
| Arrest of labor | 2 | 13.3% | 3 | 27.3% | ||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t test | ||||
| Time till active phase (hours) | 5.86 | 1.08 | 6.74 | 1.33 | t=-4.331 | <0.001 | S | |
| Induction to delivery interval (hours) | 7.50 | 1.27 | 8.43 | 1.53 | t=-3.967 | <0.001 | S | |