Table 2

Mode of delivery and indications for Caesarean section


Misoprostol n = 80 (%)
Dinoprostone n = 83 (%)
Statistical significance

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

1NS = not significant

2FHR = fetal heart rate.

Papanikolaou et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:70   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-70