Before the intervention n = 431 | After the intervention n = 664 | ||||
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n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Water as pain relief | 105 | 24.4 | 224 | 33.7 | 0.001 |
Epidural analgesia | 280 | 65.0 | 409 | 61.6 | 0.26 |
Pudendal analgesia | 28 | 6.5 | 106 | 16 | < 0.001 |
Amniotomy | 206 | 47.8 | 275 | 41.4 | 0.04 |
Episiotomy | 141 | 32.7 | 215 | 32.4 | 0.91 |
Third degree perineal tears | 7 | 1.6 | 14 | 2.1 | 0.67 |
Mean blood loss in ml (SD) | 435 (257) | 462 (299) | 0.11 | ||
Spontaneous vaginal birth | 286 | 66.4 | 453 | 68.2 | 0.55 |
Operative vaginal delivery | 116 | 26.9 | 143 | 21.5 | 0.04 |
Indications for Operative vaginal birth | |||||
Dystocia | 34 | 29.3 | 66 | 46.2 | 0.01 |
Asphyxia | 61 | 52.6 | 69 | 48.2 | 0.53 |
Other reasons | 21 | 18.1 | 8 | 5.6 | 0.002 |
Emergency caesarean section | 29 | 6.7 | 68 | 10.2 | 0.05 |
Indications for CS | |||||
Dystocia | 17 | 58.6 | 34 | 50.0 | 0.51 |
Asphyxia | 9 | 31 | 26 | 38.3 | 0.64 |
Other reasons | 3 | 10.3 | 8 | 11.7 | 0.57 |