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3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol

Uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol may leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changesÂ 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 0.69 [0.49, 0.99]
16 studies · 3212 participants
Low

Oral misoprostol vs vaginal dinoprostone

Uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes · women in the third trimester for induction of labour.

Oral misoprostol probably leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changesÂ compared with vaginal dinoprostone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐dose oral misoprostol for induction of labour 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.83 [0.72, 0.97]
9 studies · 8171 participants
Moderate

Amniotic membranes sweeping vs vaginal/oral misoprostol

Uterine hyperstimulation with/without fetal heart rate (FHR) changes ‐ not reported · pregnant women carrying a live fetus at or near term (≥ 36 weeks' gestation).

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Membrane sweeping for induction of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found