|
Variables
|
Water Immersion (n = 38)
|
Conventional Labor (n = 70)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age, y
|
28.66 ± 3.08
|
27.89 ± 2.99
|
0.207
|
|
Height, cm
|
159.66 ± 4.41
|
160.24 ± 4.4
|
0.513
|
|
Weight, kg
|
66.09 ± 7.48
|
65.17 ± 7.77
|
0.553
|
|
Gestational age, wk
|
39.73 ± 1.02
|
39.59 ± 1.00
|
0.492
|
|
Gravidity
|
1.39 ± 0.64
|
1.57 ± 0.81
|
0.247
|
|
Delivery method
| | |
0.026*
|
|
Vaginal
|
33 (86.8)
|
47 (67.1)
| |
|
Cesarean
|
5 (13.2)
|
23 (32.9)
| |
|
Transfer to pediatrics unit
| | |
0.568
|
|
Yes
|
4 (10.5)
|
11 (15.7)
| |
|
No
|
34(89.5)
|
59 (84.3)
| |
|
Newborn weight, g
|
3266.71 ± 317.52
|
3230.71 ± 356.53
|
0.604
|
|
Newborn Apgar score
| | | |
|
1 minute
|
10 (9 , 10)
|
10 (9 , 10)
|
0.333
|
|
5 minute
|
10 (10 , 10)
|
10 (10 , 10)
|
0.231
|
- Continuous data were summarized as mean ± standard deviation (SD) for normally distributed data and median (interquartile range [IQR] for non-normally distributed data; categorical data were summarized as number (percentage).
- *p < 0.05, indicates statistically significant difference between groups.
