Summary:
It is sometimes difficult to select the most effective, easy
to use, safest, widely accepted and less expensive
method for induction of labour and thereby
spontaneous vaginal delivery. Prostaglandin E1
analogue ie misoprostol as a successful method both in
oral and vaginal form has been used for induction of
labour. The present study was conducted with an aim to
compare the efficacy and safety of oral and vaginal
administration of misoprostol tablets for cervical
ripening and induction of labour in pregnant women
using similar dosing regimen in two groups of
pregnant women. A prospective randomized trial was
done on one hundred pregnant women for the purpose.
They were between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation with
singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation and
unfavourable cervix (modified Bishops score of 4 or