Single Balloon Catheter Compared With Double Balloon Catheter for Ripening of the Unfavorable Cervix

Single Balloon Catheter Compared With Double Balloon Catheter for Ripening of the Unfavorable Cervix

The purpose of this study is to compare between single balloon catheter and double balloon catheter for ripening the cervix among pregnant with unfavorable cervix.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Induction of labor is indicated
• Gestational age between 24 - 42 weeks
• Singleton pregnancy
• Bishop score less than 7

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any contraindication for vaginal delivery

• Previous cesarean delivery

• Low lying placenta

• Rupture of membranes

• Fetal malformations incompatible with life

• intrauterine fetal death

• Amnionitis

• Genital viral infection (HIV, hepatitis C virus

  , hepatitis B virus)

• Allergy to latex