A pilot study to compare propranolol and misoprostol versus misoprostol and placebo for induction of labor in primigravidae; a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Table 3 Neonatal outcome in both groups

		Group I Propranolol &misoprostol n = 64		Group II placebo &misoprostol n = 64		P-value
Fetal weight (kg)	Mean ± SD	3.45 ± 0.4		3.53 ± 0.4		0.229 NS^a
Fetal weight (kg)	Median	3.5		3.6		0.229 NS^a
APGAR score 1 min APGAR below 7	Mean ± SD	7.5 ± 0.9		7.45 ± 1		0.798 NS^a
	Median	8		8		0.798 NS^a
		10 (15.62%)		9 (14.06%)
APGAR score 5 min APGAR below 7	Mean ± SD	8.9 ± 0.6		8.8 ± 0.6		0.312 NS^a
	Median	9		9		0.312 NS^a
		1 (1.56%)		1 (1.56%)
NICU	No	61	95.3%	58	90.6%	0.49 NS^b
NICU	Yes	3	4.7%	6	9.4%	0.49 NS^b

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