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Table 2 Patient demographics, method of induction, maternal and fetal outcome (NMH 2016)

From: Discrimination by parity is a prerequisite for assessing induction of labour outcome – cross-sectional study

 

Group 2A

Group 4A

95% CI

p-value

Age > =35 years

439/1339 (32.78%)

531/1005 (52.83%)

15.9 to 23.9

P < 0.0001

BMI= > 30

166/1339 (12.39%)

145/1005 (14.42%)

−0.7 to 4.8

P = 0.1577

Prostaglandin gel/Propess

666/1339 (49.73%)

348/1005 (34.62%)

11 to 19

P < 0.0001

Oxytocin

961/1339 (71.76%)

323/1005 (32.13%)

35.8 to 43.3

P < 0.0001

Artificial rupture of membranes

882/1339 (65.87%)

851/1005 (84.67%)

15.3 to 22.1

P < 0.0001

Fetal blood sampling

380/1339 (28.37%)

68/1005 (6.76%)

18.6 to 24.4

P < 0.0001

Vaginal operative delivery

392/1339 (29.27%)

57/1005 (5.67%)

20.7 to 26.3

P < 0.0001

Full dilatation caesarean section

34/1339 (2.53%)

2/1005 (0.19%)

1.4 to 3.2

P < 0.0001

PPH= > 1000 ml

63/1339 (4.70%)

27/1005 (2.68%)

0.4 to 3.5

P = 0.0127

HIE

5/1339 (0.37%)

0/1005 (0%)

−0.1to 0.9

P = 0.0448

Blood transfusion

45/1339 (3.36%)

9/1005 (0.89%)

1.3 to 3.6

P = 0.0001

OASIS

29/1339 (2.16%)

12/1005 (1.19%)

−0.1 to 2.1

P = 0.0694

Apgar< 7 at 5 min.

20/1339 (1.49%)

8/1005 (0.79%)

−0.2 to 1.5

P = 0.1235

Cord pH < 7.0

5/1339 (0.37%)

2/1005 (0.19%)

−0.3 to 0.7

P = 0.3920

Admission to Neonatal unit

405/1339 (30.24%)

145/1005 (14.42%)

12.4 to 19

P < 0.0001

Babies> = 4 kg

242/1339 (18.07%)

264/1005 (26.26%)

4.8 to 11.6

P < 0.0001

Episiotomy

570/1339 (42.56%)

85/1005 (8.45%)

30.8 to 37.1

P < 0.0001

Epidural

1023/1339 (76.40%)

517/1005 (51.44%)

21.1 to 28.7

P < 0.0001

Electronic monitoring

1238/1339 (92.45%)

913/1005 (90.84%)

−0.5 to 4

P = 0.1384

Length of labour > 12 h

103/1339 (7.69%)

9/1005 (0.89%)

5.2 to 8.4

P < 0.0001