Table 3.

Effects of interventions on Apgar score and meconium -stained Liquor

Variables		Laminaria	Misoprostol	ISDN	P
First minute Apgar (M±SD)‡		8.65±.65	8.75±.67	8.87±.34	0.362
Five minute Apgar (M±SD)‡		10.00	9.78±.49	10.00	0.002**
Meconium-stained Liquor; n (%)†	Yes	4 (12.5)	5 (15.6)	2 (6.2)	0.613
	No	28 (87.5)	27 (84.4)	30 (93.8)

^‡Kruskal-Wallis test,

^†Chi-square test, Isosorbide dinitrate