Herabutya 1997

Methods	"Random allocation" but method not discussed in paper.
Participants	84 women with ultrasound confirmation of fetal death with uterine size < 14 weeks, no bleeding, and cervix closed.
Interventions	Misoprostol (200 micrograms vaginally) (n = 42) or vaginal placebo (n = 42) on admission to hospital.
Outcomes	Primary outcome was miscarriage within 24 hours of treatment. Some information available on complications.
Notes	Much of the outcome data reported describes only the subgroups who did miscarry before surgical evacuation.
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear