Clinical predictive factors for vaginal delivery following induction of labour among pregnant women in Jordan

Table 4 Outcomes of induction of labour in both multiparous and nulliparous women (N = 461) and their relation to the number of prostaglandins E2 tablets used

Number of PGE2 tablets		Multiparous (N = 230)			Nulliparous (N = 231)
Number of PGE2 tablets		≤ 2 tablets	> 2 tablets	p-value ^a	≤ 2 tablets	> 2 tablets	p-value ^a
Frequency (%)
Women induced with PGE2 tablets		208 (90.4)	22 (9.6)	NA	194 (84)	37 (16)	NA
Mode of delivery	VD	180 (86.5)	11 (50)	< 0.001	83 (42.8)	10 (27)	0.073
Mode of delivery	CS	28 (13.5)	11 (50)	< 0.001	111 (57.2)	27 (73)	0.073
Admission to neonatal intensive care unit		25 (12)	5 (22.7)	0.156	34 (17.5)	9 (24.3)	0.33
Mean ± SE
Apgar score at 1 min		8.0 ± 0.05	8.0 ± 0.26	0.96	7.8 ± 0.08	8.3 ± 0.13	0.007
Apgar score at 5 min		9.1 ± 0.04	9.1 ± 0.11	0.88	9.0 ± 0.04	9.2 ± 0.09	0.18

^a Two-sided p-value based on univariate analysis – Chi-square and t-test
PGE2: prostaglandin E2; SE: standard error of the mean; VD: vaginal delivery; CS: cesarean section.

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