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Abstract
Objective: To determine the factors associated with failed induction of labour in post-term pregnancies attending a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.Mehtods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Unit II, Civil Hospital, Karachi. During January to July, 2016. Women with a gestational age of 40 weeks + 6 days to 41weeks + 0 days were included in the study. Obstetric history, maternal age, BMI, gestational age, Bishop score, induction to delivery interval and mode of delivery were noted. Failed induction of labour was considered when patients delivered abdominally. Descriptive statistics werecalculated and chi-square test was applied post stratification where p-value 5 was in 81.4%. BMI > 24.9 was in 47.1%. Spontaneous rupture of membrane (SROM) was in 27.1%.Conclusion: Induction of labour failed in 78.6% of post-term pregnancies in our study. A prolonged latent phase of the first stage of labour showed a significant association with failed induction of labour.
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