Table 1 The number of women in labour encountered by paramedics
From: Victorian paramedics’ encounters and management of women in labour: an epidemiological study
Number | Incidence (%) | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|
Irregular cramps/tightenings | 230 | 15.2 | Early Labour |
Frequency of contractions not documented | 112 | 7.4 | Early Labour |
Contractions > 4 minutes apart | 408 | 26.9 | Early Labour |
Contractions ≤ 4 minutes apart | 563 | 37.1 | Established Labour |
Urge to push/anal pouting/perineal dilation | 70 | 4.6 | Established Labour/Second Stage |
Signs of second stage on arrival resulting in birth | 134 | 8.8 | Established Labour/Second Stage |
Total | 1517 | 100 |