Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
Baseline Characteristics at time of induction | Foley Catheter n (%) (Total n = 50) | PGE2 Gel n (%) (Total n = 51) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age (years) | 32.74 | 32.90 | .865 |
Marital Status | |||
· Married/Defacto | 49 (98) | 50 (98) | .989 |
· Single/other | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | |
Health Insurance Status | |||
· Public | 49 (98) | 48 (94) | .317 |
· Private | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | |
Country of birth | .596 | ||
· Australia | 27 (54) | 21 (41) | |
· UK/Europe | 11 (22) | 16 (31) | |
· Asia-Pacific | 8 (16) | 10 (20) | |
· Other | 4 (8) | 4 (8) | |
Usual Employment | .758 | ||
· Manager | 9 (18) | 6 (12) | |
· Professional | 24 (48) | 22 (43) | |
· Clerical | 6 (12) | 7 (14) | |
· Other | 8 (16) | 12 (24) | |
· Unknown | 3 (6) | 4 (8) | |
Parity | |||
· Nulliparous | 45 (90) | 46 (90) | .750 |
· Multiparous | 5 (10) | 5 (10) | |
Smoking status | |||
· Ever smoker | 10 (20) | 16 (31) | .191 |
· Current smoker | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | |
Past history | |||
· Any past medical | 23 (46) | 25 (49) | .761 |
· Any past surgical | 30 (60) | 22 (43) | .09 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 | 23.0 | .219 |
Model of care | .945 | ||
· Medical (ANC/GP/Private) | 14 (28) | 14 (27) | |
· Midwifery clinic | 22 (44) | 24 (47) | |
· Midwifery group practice | 14 (28) | 13 (26) | |