Methods	Double blind RCT.
Participants	30 women at term (40-41 weeks) with a Bishop score < 7.
Interventions	Intervention: (2 groups) 200 mcg or 100 mcg of oral misoprostol Comparison group: placebo. FHR and uterine monitoring for 2 hrs after medication. Procedure was repeated after three days if labour did not start until 42 weeks
Outcomes	Interval to delivery, CS, Induction at 42 weeks, hyperstimulation, Apgar scores
Notes	This study was reported in a brief abstract and the data was described as “preliminary”. We attempted to contact authors for further information (8th September 2009)