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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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Comparative study of the effect of vaginal use of primrose oil with misoprostol on cervical preparation of prim gravid women: A double-blind clinical trial
Azar Danesh Shahraki1, Sara Mirhoseini2, Minoo Movahedi3, Maryam Hajihashemy3, Fedyeh Haghollahi4
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Vali-E –Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Family Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Maryam Hajihashemy
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_30_22
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Background: This study compares the effect of vaginal administration of evening primrose oil with misoprostol on cervical preparation in prim gravid women at ≥40 weeks gestation.
Materials and Methods: This was a double-blind randomized clinical trial conducted in Isfahan, Iran during 2019-2020 on 110 prim gravid pregnant women with a gestational age of 40 weeks and more and cephalic presentation of the fetus with the obstetrical indication for pregnancy termination. After obstetric examinations to rule out cephalo pelvic disproportion and calculation of the Bishop score by the researcher, patients were randomized to receive 25 μg misoprostol tablets (n = 55) or 1000 mg evening primrose oil Pearls (n = 55) administrated vaginally by a midwife. We compared Bishop's score before and after the intervention, time of cervical ripening, a dose of intervention for cervical ripening, need to induce labor, the interval between cervical preparation and induction of labor, duration of oxytocin use, need for cesarean section, and its cause, Apgar score at 5 and 10 minutes, neonatal birth weight.
Results: Mean baseline Bishop Score was not significant between the groups (P = 0.45); after the intervention, it was significantly higher in the primrose oil group (P < .001). Significantly fewer patients required cesarean sections in the primrose oil group (P = 0.03). The other outcomes were. not significant between the groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: Misoprostol and primrose oil administration appear to positively affect cervical readiness. Primrose oil resulted in significantly better Bishop Scores and fewer cesarean sections compared to misoprostol in pregnancy 40 weeks and more.
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