Table 1 Characteristics of trial participants randomized to mobilization to the toilet compared with bedpan use to micturate in nulliparas with a filled bladder during labor
From: Micturition in the toilet compared with bedpan in laboring Nulliparas: a randomized controlled trial
Characteristics | Mobilizing to toilet n = 58 | Bedpan n = 58 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 29.6 ± 3.3 | 28.7 ± 4.8 | 0.242 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 4.8 | 29.0 ± 4.8 | 0.717 |
Gestational age at recruitment (weeks) | 39.1 ± 1.2 | 39.2 ± 1.0 | 0.661 |
Ethnicity | |||
Malay | 33 (57) | 34 (59) | 0.635 |
Chinese | 10 (17) | 10 (17) | |
Indian | 10 (17) | 6 (10) | |
Othersa | 5 (9) | 8 (7) | |
Education level | 0.402 | ||
Up to primary | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | |
Secondary | 10 (17) | 11 (19) | |
Diploma | 17 (29) | 20 (35) | |
Degree | 31 (53) | 25 (43) | |
Occupation | |||
Paid employment | 48 (83) | 43 (74) | 0.367 |
Housewife and students | 10 (17) | 15 (26) | |
Pre-void bladder volume (ml) | 444 ± 104 | 441 ± 93 | 0.655 |
Contraction intensity | |||
3 in 10 minutes | 37 (64) | 33 (57) | 0.569 |
≥ 4 in 10 minutes | 21 (36) | 25 (43) | |
Cervical dilatation | |||
< 6 cm | 48 (83) | 49 (85) | > 0.99 |
≥ 6 cm | 10 (17) | 9 (15) | |
Pre-randomization preference | 0.798 | ||
Mobilize to toilet | 50 (86) | 48 (83) | |
Bedpan | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No preference | 8 (14) | 10 (17) | |
Catheterization | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |