Inclusion Criteria:  Singleton live pregnancy; ≥37 weeks gestation; Cephalic presentation; Reassuring fetal heart rate; Modified Bishop'score  Exclusion Criteria:  Hypersensitivity to misoprostol; Uterine scar due to previous cesarean section or other uterine surgery; Grand multipara; Multiple gestations; High risk pregnanacies • preeeclampsia with severe features • significant maternal cardiac,renal, liver disease Any contraindication to induction and vaginal delivery e.g. cephalopelvic disproportion, malpresentation, fetal compromise and ante partum hemorrhage Intrauterine fetal demise