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Table 4 Adjusted Odds Ratiosa,b for Cesarean Birth

From: Maternal perceptions of the experience of attempted labor induction and medically elective inductions: analysis of survey results from listening to mothers in California

Variable

Cesarean Birth (n = 2119)

Cesarean Birth (n = 1922)

Cesarean Birth (n = 1911)

Induction Attempted

 No (ref)

 Yes

1.50 (1.09–2.05)

Elective Induction

 Didn’t try induction (ref)

   

  No

 

1.75 (1.23–2.48)

 

  Yes

1.07 (0.68–1.68)

Did Induction Attempt Work?

 Did not try to induce (ref)

  Tried to induce – not sure if worked

1.60 (0.84–3.07)

  Tried to induce – began labor

0.93 (0.63–1.35)

  Tried to induce – labor did not begin

4.37 (2.84–6.72)

  1. a Adjusted for race/ethnicity, maternal education, parity, prepregnancy BMI, gestational age, pregnancy complications, and attitude toward intervention in births
  2. b Comparisons that are statistically significantly different (p < .05) are bolded.