A tool to support the clinical decisions of doctors and health professionals, not for self-diagnosis or self-treatment.
This calculator is inside the patient's file in Clinicato: open it from "Medical tools" while you chart the visit, it fills in from the patient's details and vital signs where they are recorded, and adds its result to the visit's plan in one tap, with the "Medical tools" add-on. Try it in your clinic
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How it works and when to use it
The score adds five findings of the vaginal examination: dilation, effacement and station (0 to 3 each), and cervical consistency and position (0 to 2 each), for a maximum of 13.
In ACOG's induction guidance a score of 6 or less is an unfavourable cervix, where ripening is considered, and above 8 the chance of vaginal delivery with induction is similar to spontaneous labour.
Reference: Bishop EH. Pelvic scoring for elective induction. Obstet Gynecol 1964;24:266-8; ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 107, Induction of Labor (2009)
Frequently asked questions
When is the Bishop score used?
Before induction of labour, to choose the method and predict how likely induction is to succeed.
Does it replace the doctor's judgement?
No, it sums up the examination in a number, and the decision depends on the mother, the baby and the reason for induction.
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These calculators are free here for everyone, and in Clinicato 49 medical tools work inside the patient's file with the "Medical tools" add-on: filled from the visit and the vital signs, with the result added to the visit's plan, next to appointments, prescriptions and invoices.