Table 3.

Primary outcomes. Figures are numbers (percentages)

Outcome	Misoprostol (n=365)	Dinoprostone (n=376)	Relative risk (95% CI)*	P value
Vaginal birth not achieved in 24 hours	168 (46.0)	155 (41.2)	1.12 (0.95 to 1.32)	0.134
Uterine HSS with changes in FHR	3 (0.8)	6 (1.6)	0.55 (0.14 to 2.21)	0.401
Caesarean section:
All	83 (22.7)	100 (26.6)	0.82 (0.64 to 1.06)	0.127
For fetal distress	32 (8.8)	35 (9.3)	0.91 (0.57 to 1.44)	0.679

HSS=hyperstimulation syndrome; FHR-fetal heart rate.

^*Adjusted for initial Bishop score at trial entry.