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Table 3 Delivery-related characteristics among women with and without retained placenta

From: Oxidative stress and inflammation in retained placenta: a pilot study of protein and gene expression of GPX1 and NFκB

Delivery-related characteristics

Non-retained placenta (n = 31)

 

Retained Placenta (n = 29)

 

p-valuea

Gestational age, median (IQR)

40 + 1

15

40 + 5

12

ns

Induction of laborb, n (%)

5

16.1%

6

20.7%

ns

Epidural analgesia, n (%)

22

71%

22

75.9%

ns

Labor augmentation duration, median (IQR)

2h7min

3h46min

4h23min

4h13min

0.03

Labor augmentation, n (%)

24

77.4%

22

75.9%

ns

Instrumental vaginal delivery, n (%)

1

3.2%

5

17.2%

ns

Labor duration, median (IQR)

8h30min

6h12min

10h45min

7h11min

ns

Labor duration > 12 h, n (%)

7

23.2%

12

41.4%

ns

Fetal weight in g, median (IQR)

3590

500

3627

770

ns

Placental weight in g, median (IQR)

482

102

445

137

ns

Blood loss in ml, n (%)

400

200

1550

1325

<0.001

Blood loss ≥ 1000 ml, n (%)

1

3.2%

23

79.3%

<0.001

  1. ans is p-value > 0.05
  2. ball women were induced with misoprostol