. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Midwifery Womens Health. 2021 May 13;66(4):459–469. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13238

Table 1.

The Bishop Score

Score	Dilation (cm)	Position of Cervix	Cervical Consistency	Effacement (%)	Station (−3 to +3)
0	Closed	Posterior	Firm	0–30	−3
1	1–2	Mid-position	Medium	40–50	−2
2	3–4	Anterior	Soft	60–70	−1, 0
3	5–6	Anterior	Soft	80 or higher	+1, +2

Adapted from the Perinatology Bishop Score Calculator.¹⁵