Somirathne 2017.

Methods	RCT
Participants	Inclusion criteria: not delivered by 40 weeks + 5 days gestation, having uncomplicated pregnancies with a singleton fetus, longitudinal lie and cephalic presentation. Exclusion criteria were pregnancy‐induced hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus, multiple pregnancies, planned CS, fetal growth restriction and scarred uterus
Interventions	1. Foley catheter, (n = 89), 60 mL, max 24 hours 2. Low dose oral misoprostol (n = 91), 50 mcg, 3 gifts, 4 hourly (N = 91) In both groups, if cervix is unfavourable after 24 hours Foley group PGE2, oral misoprostol group Foley catheter)
Outcomes	The induction delivery interval following IOL, the mode of delivery, the reasons for operative delivery, maternal morbidity, hyperstimulation, uterine rupture, peripartum hysterectomy, postpartum blood transfusion or crystalloid transfusion, IV antibiotics, maternal pyrexia of > 38°C, fetal and neonatal outcome and morbidity, suspicious or pathological CTG according NICE guidelines, meconium‐stained liquor, birthweight, 1 minute AS, NICU and reason for admission
Notes	Setting: University Unit of the THMG, Sri Lanka Study period: September 2014 to April 2015. Funding: none Declarations of interest: none declared
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Computer‐generated numbers, block randomisation,stratified by parity
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Low risk	Sequentially‐numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not feasible due to nature of intervention
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	ITT not reported, no missing data or cases. referred to Figure 1, but not available
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	All pre‐specified outcomes were reported in results
Other bias	Low risk	No other bias detected