1. Pregnant Female Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age

2. Induction of labor for a single live intrauterine pregnancy

3. Greater than or equal to 37 weeks gestational age

4. Cephalic presentation

5. 20 minute reassuring fetal heart rate (reactive nonstress test (NST))

6. Bishop score based on sterile vaginal exam of less than or equal to 6, for which the cervical dilation is less than or equal to 2 cm.

7. Equal to 3 or less uterine contractions over 10 minutes

A Comparison of Oral Misoprostol and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Induction of Labor