Table 1 Maternal and obstetric characteristics according to the route of administration of misoprostol (sublingual or vaginal)
Characteristic | Sublingual Misoprostol (n = 98) | Vaginal misoprostol (n = 100) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) (Mean; SD) | 26.5 | 6.9 | 25.9 | 6.4 |
Gestational age at admission (weeks) (mean; SD) | 38.7 | 1.4 | 39.1 | 1.5 |
Amniotic fluid index (Mean; SD) | 12.2 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 5.5 |
Estimated fetal weight (grams) (mean; SD) | 3235.0 | 392.7 | 3254.7 | 317.4 |
Number of previous pregnancies (Median; IQR) | 1 | 1–2 | 1 | 1–2 |
Parity (Median; IQR) | 0 | 0–1 | 0 | 0–1 |
Bishop score (median; IQR) | 3 | 2–4 | 3 | 2–4 |