| Methods |
Allocation: "random", not further described.
Blinding: none described.
Study period: not stated. |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria: women undergoing induction of labor for gestation longer than 42 weeks.
Setting: University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Number of participants: n = 280. |
| Interventions |
Oral PGE2 0.5 mg per hour (n = 140) vs demoxytocin 50 IU every 1/2 hour (n = 140). |
| Outcomes |
Duration of labor.
Mode of delivery.
Mean Apgar scores.
Gastrointestinal side‐effects. |
| Notes |
Amniotomy was performed when cervical dilatation reached 4‐5 cm. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
