[The different elements constituting the Bishop score in the induction of labour with epidural analgesia (author's...

We have collected together the Bishop scoring factors in 100 inductions of labour at term. The length of labour does not seem to be related to the height of the presenting part at induction. On the other hand, the consistence and degree of dilatation of the cervix do have each a prognostic value which is comparable to that of the total Bishop score. Furthermore, the score, while it is didactically useful, does seem to have some theoretical drawbacks.