Objectives The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness and side effects of vaginal
misoprostol (Vagiprost® tablet) in termination of second and third trimester pregnancy
complicated with intrauterine fetal death. Design A prospective observational cohort study.
Setting Tanta University Hospital. Patients The study was carried out on 324 women with
fetal demise in the second and third trimesters. Cases were collected during the period from
January 2008 to December 2009. Intervention All patients were subjected to history taking …

Design: A prospective observational cohort study. Methods: This study was carried out on
100 women with intrauterine fetal demise in second and third trimester pregnancies
collected from the hospitals attached to JJM Medical college, Davangere–Bapuji hospital;
Chigateri general hospital; Women and Children hospital during the period from October
2013 to October 2015. All the patients were subjected to history taking, physical
examination, Bishop scoring, application of 25µg of misoprostol in the posterior fornix of …