Prostaglandin E2 Labour Induction with Intravaginal (Minprostin) versus Intracervical (Prepidil) Administration at Term: Randomized Study of Maternal and Neonatal Outcome and Patient’s Perception Using the Osgood Semantic Differential Scales

Table 3

Outcome after induction of labour of mean (M), ± standard deviation (SD), and median (n.s.: nonsignificant difference, ).

	Cervical ()	Intravaginal ()	value
	M ± SD (median)	M ± SD (median)
Arterial pH value	7.2 ± 0.08 (7.22)	7.23 ± 0.07 (7.22)	n.s.
5 min Apgar	9.8 ± 0.5 (10)	9.8 ± 0.1 (10)	n.s.
10 min Apgar	10 ± 0 (10)	10 ± 0.2 (10)	n.s.
Induction-to-delivery (hours)	38 ± 63 (12.8)	42 ± 12 (29.9)	0.04
Number of gel inductions	2.4 ± 2.2 (1)	2.0 ± 0.9 (2)	n.s.