Salamalekis 2000.
Methods | Randomly selected. No other details reported. | |
Participants | Nulliparous women with a singleton uncomplicated pregnancy, at 40‐41 weeks of gestation and a Bishop score less than 6. | |
Interventions | Sweeping of membranes (34 women) versus low‐dose oxytocin (0.5 mU/min doubled hourly, maximum 4 mU/min, 6 hours) (35 women) versus vaginal examination only (35 women). | |
Outcomes | Caesarean section, chorioamnionitis, induction of labour with other methods. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |