A high Bishop score indicates the cervix is ripe, anterior and starting to dilate and efface.

• A. Not applicable
• B. False
• C. True
• D. Not sure

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the Bishop score measures how ready the cervix is for labor. It combines dilation, effacement, fetal station, cervical position, and cervical consistency to give a single readiness score. A higher score means the cervix is more favorable: it’s soft (ripe), positioned anteriorly, and showing signs of dilation and effacement. So describing a high Bishop score as indicating the cervix is ripe, anterior, and starting to dilate and efface captures the meaning exactly—signaling that induction or augmentation is more likely to be successful.