In an ideal situation all pregnancies will reach term and labor will start spontaneously.
However sometimes it is expedient to terminate a pregnancy either due to maternal or Fetal
indications. The process of initiating labour involves priming(ripening) the unprepared cervix
especially when the termination of pregnancy is done remote from term.This process is a major
determinant of the success or otherwise of labour induction. Misoprostol a drug that was
originally used as a cytoprotective agent against drug-induced gastric ulceration was found to
be an effective cervical ripening agent and had been used widely for this purpose. However the
appropriate dosing regimen of the drug for this indication has not been determined. This book
discusses the comparison of the two commonly used dosing regimens of misoprostol for cervical
ripening and labor induction. The findings and recommendations from this work will particularly
be useful to Medical and Nursing practitioners and those involved in management of pregnancy
labor and delivery.
