Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in apgar score less than seven at five minutes compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with vaginal misoprostol (moderate certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with intravenous oxytocin (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol probably leads to lower caesarean section compared with intravenous oxytocin (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with intravenous oxytocin (very low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower oxytocin augmentation compared with intravenous oxytocin (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes compared with intravenous oxytocin (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with intravenous oxytocin (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with intravenous oxytocin (very low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with placebo/no treatment (very low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower caesarean section compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower oxytocin augmentation compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol changes uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes compared with mechanical methods (very low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in admission to neonatal intensive care unit compared with mechanical methods (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes caesarean section compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).