Table 1 Baseline maternal and fetal characteristics among participants with term pregnancy who were candidate for induction of labor

Age (years)

25.13 (4.4)

Initial weight (kg)

63.69 (10.3)

Initial BMI (kg/m²)

24.12 (3.4)

Weight at the time of IOL (kg)

76.04 (1.1)

BMI at the time of IOL (kg/m²)

28.80 (3.7)

Cervical length (mm)

20.60 (6.6)

Fetus weight (gr)

3334 (393.6)

Fetus gender

Male

46 (46 %)

Female

54 (54 %)

Bishop score

≤5

77 (77 %)

>5

23 (23 %)

Time between IOL and initiation of contractions (hour)

2.0 (1.1)

*Time between IOL and initiation of cervical dilation (hour)

2.14 (0.8)

*Time between initiation of cervical dilation to 4 cm dilation (hour)

4.12 (1.6)

*Time between cervical dilation of 4 cm to 10 cm (hour)

4.60 (1.5)

*Time between full cervical dilation to labor (hour)

3.12 (2.7)

Delivery

NVD

57 (57 %)

C/S

43 (43 %)