Bishop's Score for Induction

If your caregiver is suggesting an induced labor, there is something called a "Bishop's Score" that determines how successful the induction might be.

From what my research shows, to be successful your Bishop's Score should be greater than a 9. Be sure to ask your caregiver for your bishop Score.


This score would be a 0. I think I read that if you have a 0 you have a 45% chance of having a c-section. It's not very favorable towards having a successful Induction.

This example has a Bishop's score of 9. This would be much better conditions to have an Induction.

Its good to know your Bishop Score, so if you are faced with starting an Induction remember to ask your care provider what your score is so you can make an informative decision on whether it would be successful for you and your baby.