Summary:
This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of
misoprostol and Foley’s catheter on cervical ripening.
A randomized clinical trial was carried out at Dhaka
Medical College Hospital during the period from March
2002 to November 2002. Ninety patients, who were chosen
for induction, were selected for this study, 45 patients were
randomly selected for Foley’s catheter group and 45
patients for misoprostol group by using lottery. The
baseline characteristics like age, parity, socioeconomic
condition, gestational age; Bishop’s score and indication
of induction of labor were almost same in both groups.
Mean duration of onset of labour was 13.60±5.0 and
15.26±3.58 hours, induction-full dilatation was 18.83±2.94