Inclusion Criteria:  Age 18 or more years Primigravida Singleton pregnancy Gestation at 41 or more weeks of pregnancy Estimated fetal weight of <4000 gram In cephalic presentation Bishop score < 6 (unfavorable cervix) Reassuring fetal heart rate tracing  Exclusion Criteria:  Age <18 years Multiple pregnancy (twin, triplet and higher order pregnancies) Gestation <41 weeks of pregnancy Fetal macrosomia (Estimated fetal weight >4000 gram) Cephalo-pelvic disproportion Malpresentation (breech, oblique, transverse) Bishop score >6 (favorable cervix) Presence of labor or uterine contractions Non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracing Pregnant women with known allergy to misoprostol, Previous Caesarean delivery or other uterine surgery Previous uterine rupture Placenta previa Chorioamnionitis Prelabour rupture of membrane (PROM) Antepartum hemorrhage (per vaginal bleeding) Contraindication to vaginal birth Medical disorders in pregnancy Active genital herpes infection Invasive cervical carcinoma