AGE (MEAN ± SD) years | 29.0 ± 6.5 |
BMI (MEAN ± SD) kg/m -2 | 27.0 ± 6.2 |
PARITY n (%) | |
- Nulliparae | 94 (45.9) |
- Multiparous | 111 (54.1) |
- Term deliveries only | 98 (47.8) |
- Pre-term deliveries only | 6 (3.0) |
- Term + preterm deliveries | 7 (3.4) |
ETHNICITY n (%) | |
- Caucasian | 190 (92.7) |
- South Asian (Indian/Pakistani) | 7 (3.4) |
- Afro-Caribbean | 4 (2.0) |
- Oriental | 2 (1.0) |
- Mixed Race | 2 (1.0) |
SMOKING n (%) | |
- No | 180 (87.8) |
- Yes | 25 (12.2) |
REASON FOR INDUCTION n (%) | |
- Post-maturity | 69 (33.7) |
- Hypertensive disorders | 27 (13.2) |
- Diabetes Mellitus | 22 (10.7) |
- Disorders of growth (LGA/SGA*) | 19 (9.3) |
- Obstetric Cholestasis | 8 (3.9) |
- Disorders of liquor volume | 5 (2.4) |
- Reduced fetal movements | 3 (1.5) |
- Ante-partum haemorrhage | 3 (1.5) |
- Anti-phospholipid syndrome | 3 (1.5) |
- Others | 46 (22.4) |