Effect of epidural analgesia in trial of labor after cesarean on maternal and neonatal outcomes in China: a multicenter, prospective cohort study

Table 2 Primary outcome of Maternal Delivery in TOLAC

Characteristics	TOLAC (control)		TOLAC (study)		P value
Characteristics	N (All)	N (%) or Mean ± SD	N (All)	N (%) or Mean ± SD
Mode of delivery	160		263		< 0.001
VBAC		111(69.38%)		225(85.55%)
Cesarean		49(30.63%)		38(14.45%)
Reason for cesarean	49		38		0.00153
Fetal distress		10		13
Stagnation of labor		6		7
Fever or intrauterine infection		5		13
Threatened uterine rupture		3		2
Unbearable pain		23		4
Change in fetal station		2		3

VBAC Vaginal birth after cesarean section
Data are mean ± SD, or n (%). SD Standard deviation
Comparisons were made using two-sided Student’s t test or Wilcoxon rank sum test for non-normally distributed variables
Comparisons were made using Pearson’s Chi-squared test and Fisher’s exact test for proportions

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