%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between Bishop Score and Success of Induction of Labour in Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
%A Arinze Chidiebele Ikeotuonye
%A Chidebe Christian Anikwe
%A Johnson Akuma Obuna
%A Bartholomew Chukwunonye Okorochukwu
%A Brown Nnamdi Ejikeme
%A Chinedu Chukwuemeka Ifemelumma
%A Ifeoma Cecilia Ekwunife
%A Francis Chigozie Okoroafor
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 980-992
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2018.811099
%X Background</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">: </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The ripeness of the cervix is of critical importance to the probability
of successful labour induction. Aim</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> To
determine the relationship between successful induction of labour and Bishop score</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Materials
and Methods</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">retrospective study of all obstetric patients who had induction of labour
between January 1</span><sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">st</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 2012 and December 31st 2015 was done in Federal
Teaching Hospital Abakaliki. The information obtained from patients¡¯ case notes
was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at an alpha level of
0.05 for all statistical tests. Results</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> During
the study period, there were 9548 deliveries; 2.76% (264) was by induction of
labour with success rate of 75.4%. The mean age of the women was 28.4</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡À</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">
%K Bishop Score
%K Induction of Labour
%K Induction Delivery Interval
%K Latent Period Interval
%K Misoprostol
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=87173