| Methods |
Allocation: list of random numbers.
Blinding: none described.
Study period: not stated. |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria: multiparous women requiring induction of labor with Bishop score > 3.
Setting: Maternity hospital, London, UK.
Number of participants: n = 42. |
| Interventions |
Oral PGE2 solution 0.5 mg every 2 hours as needed with increases by 0.5 mg per dose 2 mg (n = 22) vs IV oxytocin (n = 20). All women had amniotomy at start of induction. |
| Outcomes |
Time of induction to delivery.
Mode of delivery.
Apgar score of infant.
Umbilical artery pH.
Hypertonus.
Hypertonus with fetal bradycardia.
Gastrointestinal side‐effects. |
| Notes |
The prostaglandin solution was acceptable to all women who received it. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
