This randomized controlled study was carried out on 370 pregnant women with gestational age ≥ 40 weeks of different ages and parities at El-Shatby Maternity University Hospital after approval of ethical committee of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine. After assessment for eligibility \& enrollment in the study, women were randomly assigned into one of the two study groups, Group (I) received 3 mg vaginal Dinoprostone of maximum 2 doses 6 hours apart and Group (II) received 50 μg of vaginal misoprostol of maximum 2 doses 6 hours apart.
Age range
18 Years – 45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Sucess of induction
Timeframe: number of women who delivered vaginally after induction
Induction to delivery time
Timeframe: time from start of induction till delivery of the fetus