Fetomaternal
Conditions
Interventions
vaginal misoprostol and cervical Foley catheter insertion
vaginal misoprostol insertion alone
Sponsors
Dr. Ezenwaeze Malachy Nwaeze
Dr. Leonard Ogbonna Ajah
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Every pregnant woman billed for labour induction at term (37 completed weeks to 41weeks + 6days gestation) with an unfavourable cervix (Bishop score of< 6) who gave consent, with live singleton fetus in longitudinal lie, cephalic presentation and reactive non-stress test will be selected.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women at term who fail to give consent, with contraindication to vaginal delivery, multiple gestation, intrauterine fetal death, anomalous fetus, nonreactive stress test, prior uterine rupture/surgery, regular uterine contraction, vaginal bleeding, and premature rupture of membranes will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean time interval it will take to achieve vaginal delivery from the time of induction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of women that will achieve vaginal delivery,need for oxytocin administration. Others will include feto- maternal outcomes by checking and comparing the mean Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes, birth asphyxia (using the Apgar scores), use of oxygen on babies, admission into neonatal intensive care unit(NICU) and occurrence of complications such as uterine tachysystole /hyperstimulation (more than five uterine contractions in ten minutes for two consecutive ten minutes periods), uterine hypertonus (uterine contractions lasting more than 90seconds), hyperstimulation syndrome (tachysystole or hypertonus associated with fetal distress), uterine rupture and fetal heart rate abnormalities, failed induction resulting in caesarean delivery. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactMonique Ajah
Assistant Research Fellow
Outcome results
None listed