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What Does A Bishop Score Of 6 Indicate?
Question: Hi Does a Bishops score of 6 indicate that a child should not be inducted/ induced prior to full term (36/37 wks)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query.
Why should be induced before term?
If the Bishop score is 6 or less the chances of having a vaginal delivery are low and the cervix is said to be unfavorable or "unripe" for induction.
A simplified Bishop score using only dilation, station and effacement may be as predictive of successful induction as the original full Bishop score. A simplified Bishop score of 5 had a similar predictive value of having a successful vaginal delivery as an original Bishop score of greater than 8.
Hence if Bishop score is 6 and gestational age is 37 , should not be induced .
Best Regards
Detailed below
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear and thanks for your query.
Why should be induced before term?
If the Bishop score is 6 or less the chances of having a vaginal delivery are low and the cervix is said to be unfavorable or "unripe" for induction.
A simplified Bishop score using only dilation, station and effacement may be as predictive of successful induction as the original full Bishop score. A simplified Bishop score of 5 had a similar predictive value of having a successful vaginal delivery as an original Bishop score of greater than 8.
Hence if Bishop score is 6 and gestational age is 37 , should not be induced .
Best Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Answered by
Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra
OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Practicing since :2006
Answered : 1572 Questions
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