| Parameter\Score |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Position |
Posterior |
Intermediate |
Anterior |
- |
| Consistency |
Firm |
Intermediate |
Soft |
- |
| Effacement |
0-30% |
40-50% |
60-70% |
80%-100% |
| Dilation |
0 cm |
1-2 cm |
3-4 cm |
>5 cm |
| Fetal station |
-3 |
-2 |
-1,0 |
+1, +2 |
A low Bishop's score often indicates that induction is unlikely to be successful. Sources indicate that only a score of 8 or greater is reliably predictive of a successful induction. Once you start an induction, you will not be going home without giving birth – vaginally or with a cesarean.
REFERENCES
- Bishop EH. 1964. Pelvic scoring for elective induction. Obstetrics and Gynecology 24:266.
- Tenore J (2003). "Methods for cervical ripening and induction of labor". Am Fam Physician 67 (10): 2123–8. PMID 12776961.
- 1. Dutta DC. Text Book of Obstetrics. 6ed. New Central Book Agency. 2001. ISBN 978-8173811425.
