Table 3.
Neonatal outcomes of both groups
| Misoprostol group | Oxytocin group | t test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p value | sig. | ||
| Birth weight (grams) | 3306.47 | 218.19 | 3277.65 | 231.91 | 0.835 | 0.405 | NS | |
| Apgar score at 1 minute | 6.06 | 1.37 | 6.46 | 1.51 | -1.812 | 0.072 | NS | |
| Apgar score at 5 minutes | 8.06 | 1.18 | 8.19 | 1.21 | -0.706 | 0.481 | NS | |
| N | % | N | % | Fisher exact test | ||||
| NICU admission | Absent | 82 | 96.5% | 81 | 95.3% | 1.000 | NS | |
| Present | 3 | 3.5% | 4 | 4.7% | ||||
| Hyperstimulation | Absent | 82 | 96.5% | 83 | 97.6% | 1.000 | NS | |
| Present | 3 | 3.5% | 2 | 2.4% | ||||