OHbaby! Forums : Two random things https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:52:12 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:50 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17009 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Two random things : Bishop&#039;s Score for Induction...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=377204&title=two-random-things#377204 Author: fire_engine
Subject: 17009
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 1:03pm

Bishop's Score for Induction (good old google!)

This is the table used to determine how successful an induction of labour might be. It is recommended that the Bishop's Score by greater than 9 for it to be successful.

To ensure your own induction's success rate, inquire about your Bishop's score or better yet learn each part of the score and figure it out for yourself. The unfortunate reality I have seen lately is inductions with scores as low as 2 which makes induction very difficult and success rates low. Induction with low Bishops scores decreases a woman's coping ability with the increased pain of induction and the increased length of labour. This can be combined with AROM (artificial rupture of membranes) to supposedly increase the success rate early in the induction, but in fact this far too often leads to cesarean births as ruptured membranes increases the chance of infection for both mother and baby. Make informed decisions for both you and your baby!

Score considers:

Cervix      
Position      
Consistency      
Effacement (%)      
Dilation (cm)      
Baby's Station      
]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 13:03:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=377204&title=two-random-things#377204 <![CDATA[Two random things : Bishop&#039;s Score is something...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=377188&title=two-random-things#377188 Author: Andie
Subject: 17009
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 12:49pm

Bishop's Score is something to do with the cervix, is all I know.

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Subject: 17009
Posted: 07 May 2008 at 8:54am

Thats my understanding too, Aimee!]]> Wed, 07 May 2008 08:54:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=376939&title=two-random-things#376939 <![CDATA[Two random things : Had you had a previous miscarriage?...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=376767&title=two-random-things#376767 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 17009
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 10:24pm

Had you had a previous miscarriage? I think P is for parity (how many babies you have had) and G is for gravidity (pregnancies). Might have them around the wrong way. First pregnancy you are a primapara, after that a multipara. Something like that anyway... Not sure on the first one and prob not much help with the second! ]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 22:24:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=376767&title=two-random-things#376767 <![CDATA[Two random things : I got my notes out from Andrew&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17009&PID=376731&title=two-random-things#376731 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 17009
Posted: 06 May 2008 at 10:02pm

I got my notes out from Andrew's birth and 2 things have confused me.

Bishops Score - what is this??

and P0G2?? - I have no idea what this is either.

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