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Table 3 Childbirths with low VAS (≤5) in each mode of delivery for induced and spontaneous labour groups and corresponding odd ratio estimates with 95% confidence intervals

From: Maternal childbirth experience and induction of labour in each mode of delivery: a retrospective seven-year cohort study of 95,051 parturients in Finland

 

Spontaneous labour

Induced labour

  

Primiparas (n=4252)

n

%

n

%

OR

95% CI

 Vaginal delivery (both)

1183

5.3

503

7.9

1.54

1.38 to 1.71

 Instrumental delivery

774

13.3

444

20.1

1.64

1.44 to 1.87

 Urgent CS

511

16.1

721

24.6

1.70

1.50 to 1.93

 Emergency CS

75

25.0

41

26.5

1.08

0.69 to 1.68

Multiparas (n=1993)

n

%

n

%

OR

95% CI

 Vaginal delivery (both)

895

2.4

369

4.1

1.74

1.54 to 1.97

 Instrumental delivery

185

10.5

97

14.3

1.43

1.10 to 1.87

 Urgent CS

198

11.2

176

18.2

1.77

1.42 to 2.21

 Emergency CS

37

24.3

36

35.3

1.70

0.98 to 2.94

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