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Mode of delivery and indications for Caesarean section |
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| Misoprostol n = 80 (%) |
Dinoprostone n = 83 (%) |
Statistical significance |
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| Vaginal |
74 (92.5%) |
72 (86.7%) |
NS1 |
| Spontaneous vaginal |
46 (57.5%) |
52 (62.6%) |
NS |
| Vacuum assisted vaginal |
28 (35.0%) |
20 (24.1%) |
NS |
| Caesarean section |
6 (7.5%) |
11 (13.3%) |
NS |
| Nonreassuring FHR2 |
4 (5.0%) |
6 (7.2%) |
NS |
| Failed induction |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (1.2%) |
NS |
| Lack of labor progress |
1 (1.3%) |
2 (2.4%) |
NS |
| Cephalopelvic disproportion |
1 (1.3%) |
2 (2.4%) |
NS |
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1NS = not significant 2FHR = fetal heart rate. | |||
Papanikolaou et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:70 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-70 |
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