Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018, 8, 980-992 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojog ISSN Online: 2160-8806 ISSN Print: 2160-8792 Relationship between Bishop Score and Success of Induction of Labour in Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Arinze Chidiebele Ikeotuonye 1 , Chidebe Christian Anikwe 1* , Johnson Akuma Obuna 1 , Bartholomew Chukwunonye Okorochukwu 2 , Brown Nnamdi Ejikeme 1 , Chinedu Chukwuemeka Ifemelumma 1 , Ifeoma Cecilia Ekwunife 1 , Francis Chigozie Okoroafor 1 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki Ebonyi State, Abakaliki, Nigeria 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Nigeria Abstract Background: The ripeness of the cervix is of critical importance to the proba- bility of successful labour induction. Aim: To determine the relationship be- tween successful induction of labour and Bishop score. Materials and Me- thods: A retrospective study of all obstetric patients who had induction of la- bour between January 1 st 2012 and December 31st 2015 was done in Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki. The information obtained from patients’ case notes was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at an alpha level of 0.05 for all statistical tests. Results: During the study period, there were 9548 deliveries; 2.76% (264) was by induction of labour with success rate of 75.4%. The mean age of the women was 28.4 ± 5.8 years; majority where nul- liparous (45.45%). The most common indication for induction of labour was postdatism (43.94%). Success of induction of labour was most likely at Bishop score of 8 to 10 (OR = 0.79, 95% CI 0.72 - 0.84). Induction delivery interval was shortest with use of Foley catheter and misoprostol. Conclusion: Our study has shown that success of induction of labour was most likely at Bishop Score of 8 - 10. We advocate the use of Foley catheter and misoprostol for cervical ripening especially when there is need to expedite delivery. Keywords Bishop Score, Induction of Labour, Induction Delivery Interval, Latent Period Interval, Misoprostol How to cite this paper: Ikeotuonye, A.C., Anikwe, C.C., Obuna, J.A., Okorochukwu, B.C., Ejikeme, B.N., Ifemelumma, C.C., Ekwunife, I.C. and Okoroafor, F.C. (2018) Relationship between Bishop Score and Success of Induction of Labour in Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecolo- gy, 8, 980-992. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojog.2018.811099 Received: August 2, 2018 Accepted: September 4, 2018 Published: September 7, 2018 Copyright © 2018 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2018.811099 Sep. 7, 2018 980 Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology