Oral misoprostol vs vaginal misoprostol
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
- RR 0.81 [0.68, 0.95]16 studies · 3451 participantsLow
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol showed no clear difference in caesarean section compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate changes compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to higher oxytocin augmentation compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
Oral misoprostol may leads to lower uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes compared with vaginal misoprostol (low certainty).
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).
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).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes oxytocin augmentation compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol one‐ to two‐hourly changes uterine hyperstimulation without fetal heart rate changes compared with oral misoprostol four‐ to six‐hourly (very low certainty).
Oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated showed no clear difference in vaginal birth within 24 hours compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes caesarean section compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes uterine hyperstimulation with FHR changes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes oxytocin augmentation compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes uterine hyperstimulation without FHR changes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether oral misoprostol 20 µg hourly titrated changes apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes compared with oral misoprostol 25 µg two‐hourly static (very low certainty).