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Table 2 Primiparous and multiparous women compared (N = 3222, 17 women with unknown parity)

From: Management of prolonged first stage of labour in a low-resource setting: lessons learnt from rural Malawi

 

Primiparous

N = 1150

Multiparous

N = 2072

Action line crossed in 1st stage

95 (8.3%)

83 (4.0%)

Action line not crossed

1055 (91.7%)

1989 (96.0%)

Amniotomy

164 (14.3%)

248 (12.0%)

Augmentation with oxytocin

54 (4.7%)

32 (1.5%)

SVD

905 (78.7%)

1742 (84.1%)

AVD

40 (3.5%)

20 (1.0%)

CS

205 (17.8%)

310 (15.0%)

  1. SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery; AVD assisted vaginal delivery; CS caesarean section