Characteristic | Total (N = 1088) | Caesarean delivery n (%) | Vaginal deliver n (%) | Chi-square p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gestational age | ||||
Term | 632 (58.09) | 198 (68.04) | 434 (54.45) | < 0.001 |
Preterm | 321 (29.50) | 45 (15.46) | 276 (34.63) | |
Post term | 63 (5.79) | 31 (10.65) | 32 (4.02) | |
Missing | 72 (6.62) | 17 (5.84) | 55 (6.90) | |
Indications for IOL | ||||
PROM | 123 (11.31) | 12 (4.12) | 111 (13.93) | < 0.001 |
Post dates | 965 (88.69) | 279 (95.88) | 686 (86.07) | |
Methods of Induction | ||||
Amniotomy | 1 (0.09) | 1 (0.34) | 0 (0.00) | < 0.001* |
Oxytocin | 893 (82.08) | 250 (85.91) | 643 (80.68) | |
Prostaglandins | 142 (13.05) | 21 (7.22) | 121 (15.18) | |
Missing | 52 (4.78) | 19 (6.53) | 33 (4.14) | |
Parity | ||||
Primiparity | 573 (52.67) | 181 (62.20) | 392 (49.18) | < 0.001 |
Multiparity | 515 (47.33) | 110 (37.80) | 405 (50.82) | |
Body Mass Index | ||||
Underweight | 167 (15.35) | 39 (13.40) | 128 (16.06) | 0.226 |
Normal | 360 (33.09) | 108 (37.11) | 252 (31.62) | |
Overweight | 199 (18.29) | 52 (17.87) | 147 (18.44) | |
Obese | 288 (26.47) | 72 (24.74) | 216 (27.10) | |
Missing | 74 (6.80) | 20 (6.87) | 54 (6.78) | |
Birthweights | ||||
Low | 368 (33.82) | 54 (18.56) | 314 (39.40) | < 0.001 |
Normal | 523 (48.07) | 161 (55.33) | 362 (45.42) | |
High | 197 (18.11) | 76 (26.12) | 121 (15.18) |