Abstract:
The objective was determin wliether sustained release Isosorblde monomtrate (ISMN) 60mg
administered vaginally is effective for pre induction cervical ripening. A double blind
randomised controlled trial carried out at the University Obstetrics Unit, Galle, Sri Lanka
for a period of nine months. One hundred and fifty six women with uncomplicated
singleton pregnancies at 41 weeks of gestation with a modified Bishops score (MBS) 5
were allocated by stratified ( primip/ multip) block randomisation to receive either ISMN
60mg (n
