| Methods |
Random allocation derived from a table of random numbers. Concealment of allocation by sealed, opaque envelopes. |
| Participants |
Women at or beyond 287 days of gestation, with intact membranes, single fetus in vertex presentation and a Bishop score < 5. |
| Interventions |
Daily sweeping or daily intravaginal insert releasing 0.3 mg per hour of PGE2 over 12 hours. |
| Outcomes |
Mean interval from admission to delivery, Bishop score on admission, labour induction at 42 weeks, mode of delivery, Apgar score, cord pH, admission to NICU. |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
