Table 1 Outcomes of induction of labour (IOL) for all women (N = 530)
Outcome | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Mean ± SE | |
Mode of delivery | |
• Vaginal delivery | 332 (62.6) |
• Cesarean section | 198 (37.4) |
Duration of labor (hours) | 12.7 ± 0.39 |
Apgar score at 1 min | 7.9 ± 0.04 |
Apgar score at 5 min | 9.1 ± 0.02 |
Admission to NICU | 78 (14.7) |
Indication for NICU admission | |
• Observation / Antibiotics (ruptured membranes / sepsis) | 63 (11.9) |
• Respiratory distress (RDS / TTN) | 7 (1.3) |
• Low Apgar for observation | 3 (0.6) |
• Meconium aspiration | 1 (0.2) |
• Low weight for observation | 2 (0.4) |
• Shoulder dystocia | 1 (0.2) |
• Suspected TEF | 1 (0.2) |
Indication of cesarean sections | |
• Fetal distress | 91 (17.2) |
• Failure to progress | 39 (7.4) |
• Failed IOLa | 36 (6.8) |
• Maternal request | 29 (5.5) |
• Others | 3 (0.6) |