Comparison of oral versus vaginal misoprostol for induction of labour at term

Background: Preinduction cervical ripening has a great influence on induction of labor. For labor various methods are used. Mechanical Foleys catheter with or without extra-amniotic saline. Various pharmacological misoprostol, dinoprostone, and oxytocin.Methods: This was prospective observational study conducted 100 patients 50 in each group the department obstetrics gynecology, Government Medical College, Srinagar from June 2020 to March 2021 over period 9 months. Induction oral misoprostol vaginal done respective groups. parameters noted were delivery interval, number doses needed, mode delivery, fetomaternal outcome.Results: Average 3.84 average 1.90. Mean interval 16 hours 10.94 group. 32% delivered by full-term (FTVD) 18% underwent lower segment caesarean section (LSCS), while as 38% had FTVD only 12% LSCS.Conclusions: Our data supported fact that can be equally effective either route. However, leads shorter compared misoprostol. also highlighted requires lesser there no significant differences caesareans between two Difference neonatal APGAR scores maternal complications non-significant both