Effectiveness of Evening Primrose Oil for Induction of Labor

Effectiveness of Evening Primrose Oil for Induction of Labor

Effectivness of primrose oil in induction of labour .

Using primrose oil in addition to misoprostol for induction of labor in one group of pregnant women and compare the result with those of another group in which we are using misoprstol only.

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregenent of 38 weeks and longer
• singleton pregenency
• vertex presentation
• indication of labor induction
• bishop score <6 and cervical dilation<2 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

• women who delivered by classical cs or had a history of myomectomy , hysterscopic uterine surgery , or cervical surgery like conisation
• women with multiple gestation
• women with evidence of low implanted placenta by ultrasound
• women with contraindication to misoprostol or vaginal delivery