Comparison of Misoprostol and Dinoprostone for elective induction of labour in nulliparous women at full term: A randomized prospective study

Table 4 Admission to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

N (%)	DA¹	Delivery²	Indication	Diagnosis	HDs³
Within 24 hours
Misoprostol† 5 (6.3%)	01	VVD	Rule out infection	Elevated CRP⁴WBC⁵	07
	01	VVD	Respiratory distress	Respiratory infection	11
	01	CS	Rule out asphyxia	Infection	10
	01	SVD	Respiratory distress	Work up for infection	03
	01	VVD	Respiratory distress	Work up for infection	04
Dinoprostone† 3 (3.6%)	01	VVD	Respiratory distress	Atelectasis	06
	01	SVD	Rule out asphyxia	Infection	10
	01	SVD	Respiratory distress	Respiratory infection	10
After 24 hours
Misoprostol† 6 (7.2%)	02	VVD	Rule out infection	WBC in CSF⁶	10
	07	VVD	Hyperbilirubinemia	Urinary infection	07
	04	SVD	Hyperbilirubinemia	Icterus	04
	08	SVD	Infection	Respiratory infection	10
	03	SVD	Feeding difficulty	WBC in CSF	20
	05	CS	Hyperbilirubinemia	Icterus	04
Dinoprostone† 1 (1.2%)	17	SVD	Fever	WBC in CSF	15

¹ DA = day of admittance
² SVD = Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery, VVD = vacuum assisted vaginal delivery, CS = Caesarean section
³ HDs = hospitalization days
⁴ CRP = C-reactive protein
⁵ WBC = white blood cell
⁶ CSF = cerebrospinal fluid
† not significant (p > 0.05)

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