Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Weighted Bag Versus Inner Thigh Taping for Cervical Ripening With a Foley Catheter Prior to an Induction of Labor
Brief Summary: This study aims to determine what type of traction, weighted bag or inner thigh taping, on foley catheters for cervical ripening results in a greater cervical dilation and shorter length of labor.

The primary outcomes are post-ripening dilation of 3 cm or more and time to delivery.

The secondary outcomes are patient pain/comfort rating and method of delivery. The investigators hypothesize that the use a weighted bag will result in a 20% increase in post-ripening dilation of at least 3 cm and a shorter average length of labor.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* All women 18 years of age or greater
* singleton gestation
* vertex presentation
* 37 weeks gestational age or greater
* undergoing an IOL
* bishop score less than or equal to 6
* cervical dilation less than or equal to 2cm

Exclusion Criteria:

* All women less than 18 years of age
* Contraindication for vaginal delivery
* Prior cesarean delivery
* Multiple gestation
* Intrauterine fetal demise
* Fetal anomaly
* HIV
* Unable to consent/ non-English speaking
* Non-reassuring fetal heart rate
* Patients with hemolysis elevated liver enzymes and low platelets
* Eclampsia
* Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) 5th percentile with abnormal dopplers
* IUGR less than 10th percentile with reversed end diastolic flow
* Recurrent late decelerations w
* Continuous contractions more than 3 times in 10 minutes at onset of IOL (given that this is a contraindication to misoprostol use at our institution)
* Bishop score is greater than 6
* Cervical dilation greater than or equal to 2cm
* Confirmed ruptured membranes
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Ongoing pregnancies with a live fetus in whom the decision has been made to induce vaginal delivery because of preeclampsia or uncontrolled hypertension. Women will be included irrespective of whether an intrapartum caesarean section on fetal grounds or would be considered or not.
* Women age ≥18 years
* Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Women with previous caesarean sections

  * Those unable to give informed consent
  * Multiple pregnancy
  * History of allergy to misoprostol
  * Ruptured membranes
  * Chorioamnionitis (by clinical diagnosis)
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Single viable intrauterine pregnancy
* Cephalic presentation
* Bishop score \<6
* Need for induction of labor

Exclusion Criteria:

* Multiple gestation
* Bishop score \>6
* Spontaneous labor/regular contractions on admission
* Rupture of membranes
* Previous uterine scar
* Grandmultiparity (greater than 5 deliveries)
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Spontaneous rupture of membranes (ROM) ≥1 hour prior to starting induction; ROM defined as clinical history with the presence of 2 of the following 4: pooling, ferning, nitrazine, oligohydramnios. In the absence of clinical history, oligohydramnios AND pooling must be present for ROM to be diagnosed. Oligohydramnios is defined as a total amniotic fluid index of \<5cm or a maximum vertical pocket \<2cm.
2. Unfavorable cervix, defined as sterile digital exam ≤ 2cm dilated / 80% effaced
3. Gestational age ≥ 34 weeks by best obstetric estimate
4. Clinical management decision is vaginal delivery
5. Singleton gestation
6. Cephalic presentation
7. Willing to participate and able to understand and sign the informed consent document before randomization
8. Women of reproductive age

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Multiple gestations
2. Lethal fetal anomalies, e.g., anencephaly, trisomy 13, trisomy 18
3. Latex allergy
4. Greater than 1 prior cesarean delivery
5. Active labor - defined as contractions more frequent than every 5 minutes (or ≥ 12 contractions in 1 hour) associated with ≥ 1 cm cervical change. In the absence of ≥ 1 cm cervical change after 2 hours, patients with contractions can be included in the study.
6. Suspicion of chorioamnionitis
7. Any contraindications to vaginal delivery, including malpresentation, active herpes, complete placenta previa, greater than two prior cesarean deliveries, etc.
8. HIV positive status or AIDS
9. Intrauterine fetal demise
10. Suspected placental abruption, significant hemorrhage
11. Nonreassuring fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern
12. Participation in a competing trial

Answer: C