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2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in apgar score less than seven at five minutesÂ compared with vaginal dinoprostone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose oral misoprostol for induction of labour 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.8 [0.52, 1.23]
12 studies · 9473 participants
Low

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in apgar score less than seven at five minutesÂ compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose oral misoprostol for induction of labour 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.68 [0.46, 1.02]
21 studies · 4438 participants
Low