Reassessing the Bishop score in clinical practice for induction of labor leading to vaginal delivery and for evaluation of cervix ripening

Kfier Kuba¹, Michael A Kirby^{2

3}, Francine Hughes⁴, Steven M Yellon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Northwell Health - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park 11040, NY, USA.
² Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Basic Sciences (Division of Physiology), Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda 92350, CA, USA.
³ Departments of Pathology and Human Anatomy, and Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda 92350, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx 10461, NY, USA.

Comment

Kfier Kuba et al. Placenta Reprod Med. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 31:2:8.

doi: 10.54844/prm.2023.0353. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Kfier Kuba¹, Michael A Kirby^{2

3}, Francine Hughes⁴, Steven M Yellon²

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Northwell Health - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park 11040, NY, USA.
² Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Basic Sciences (Division of Physiology), Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda 92350, CA, USA.
³ Departments of Pathology and Human Anatomy, and Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda 92350, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx 10461, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest None declared.

PELVIC SCORING FOR ELECTIVE INDUCTION.
BISHOP EH. BISHOP EH. Obstet Gynecol. 1964 Aug;24:266-8. Obstet Gynecol. 1964. PMID: 14199536 No abstract available.

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