Abstract
Background and Objectives: The medical induction of labour at term gestation has always been controversial and is based on conicting evidences.The present study is an attempt to assess the feto-maternal outcome of induced labour compared to spontaneous onset labour. Type of study:It was a prospective comparative study conducted at a tertiary care hospital, Lalla Ded Hospital Srinagar. Materials and methods:Atotal of 200 patients participated in this study. 100 women who had indicated induction of labour (study group) were compared with 100 women with spontaneous onset labour in active phase with cervix atleast 4 cm dilated (control group). Results: Vaginal delivery was 66% in the study group compared to 88% in the control group. Induced labour was associated with a signicantly higher caesarean section rates (P< 0.001 ). Maternal complications include primary postpartum haemorrhage, perineal lacerations and puerperal pyrexia. The study group had longer duration of hospital stay compared to the control (P <0.001).The neonatal Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min were comparable between both groups and showed no statistically signicant difference. Conclusion:Induction of labour is associated with increased risk of caesarean delivery
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