ABSTRACT
Introduction: Labour induction is a clinical intervention thathas the potential to confer major benefits to the mother andnew-born. Study aimed to compare the safety and efficacyof sublingual versus vaginal misoprostol and to evaluatematernal and foetal outcomes after sublingual and vaginalroutes of administration.Material and methods: We conducted a study on inductionof labor with misoprostol on antenatal patients with medicalor obstetric indication who presented in the Department ofObstetrics and Gynaecology, RMCH.Result: There was no significant difference in the demographiccharacteristics between the two groups. The main indicationfor induction in both groups was pregnancy induced HT.Incidence of caesarean section was not significantly differentin the two groups. There was no significant difference inmaternal complications between the two groups.Conclusion: Sublingual misoprostol is as effective and safe asvaginal misoprostol for induction of labor at term.