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Abstract Summary This study was conducted at Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Ain Shams University, from March 2018 till October 2018 . The aim of this study was designed to investigate whether the insertion of a weighted fluid filled trans-cervical Foley’s catheter would further improve the effectiveness of 400 µg vaginal misoprostol in terminating mid trimester pregnancies. The total number of patients studied was 50 patients, divided into two groups; the first group (I) included 25 patients who received vaginal misoprostol, two tablets each contains 200 microgram misoprostol (Segma pharmaceuticals, Egypt), in the posterior vaginal fornix every four hours. group (II) vaginal misoprostol with intra uterine weighted Foley’s catheter. The use of a weighted trans-cervical Foley’s catheter filled with 30 ml saline improve the effectiveness of 400 µg vaginal misoprostol in terminating mid trimester pregnancies as reflected by a shorter induction to delivery interval with no significant increase in the incidence of side effects |