Table 3 Comparison of delivery outcomes (maternal and neonatal) among the study groups

Mean (SD^b)

Mean (SD^b)

Duration of labor stages

Active phase (Minute)

222.0 (57.0)

207.7 (53.4)

-14.3 (-37.5 to 8.9)

0.223^*

Primiparous

237.7 (59.4)

215.6 (55.6)

-22.1 (-58.6 to 14.3)

0.228^*

Multiparous

200.2 (46.6)

202.6 (52.5)

2.4 (-27.1 to 31.8)

0.^*0872

Second stage (Minute)

41.9 (12.5)

41.4 (24.6)

-0.5 (-8.5 to 7.5)

0.903^*

Primiparous

45.3 (12.6)

55.4 (0.4)

-10.0 (-5.3 to 25.3)

0.194^*

Multiparous

37.1 (11.0)

33.6 (6.0)

-3.5 (-9.0 to 1.9)

0.198^*

Third stage (Minute)

5.7 (1.7)

6.5 (6.1)

0.8 (-1.0 to 2.6)

0.386^*

Primiparous

5.4 (1.4)

8.7 (9.8)

3.3 (-2.4 to 9.0)

0.084^*

Multiparous

6.0 (2.0)

5.2 (1.0)

0.8 (-1.7 to 0.1)

0.107^*

Apgar score of the first minute

9.0 (0.4)

8.8 (0.6)

-0.2 (-0.4 to 0.0)

0.048^*

Primiparous

8.9 (0.4)

8.6 (0.8)

-0.4 (-0.7 to 0.3)

0.033^*

Multiparous

9.0 (0.3)

8.9 (0.4)

0.7 (0.3 to 0.1)

0.0476^*

Apgar score of the five minute

9.9 (0.3)

9.9 (0.3)

-0.2 (-0.1 to 0.1)

0.731^*

Primiparous

9.9 (0.3)

9.9 (0.3)

-0.2 (-0.2 to 0.1)

0.785^*

Multiparous

9.9 (0.2)

9.9 (0.3)

-0.2 (-0.2 to 0.1)

0.708^*

Number (Percent)

Number (Percent)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Mode of Delivery in all participants

0.17 (0.05 to 0.62)

0.007^§

 Normal vaginal delivery (spontaneous) (NVD)

50 (94.3)

39 (73.6)

 Emergency cesarean section

3 (5.7)

14 (26.4)

Primiparous

0.08 (0.02 to 0.45)

0.001^¥

 Normal vaginal delivery

14 (56.0)

29 (93.5)

 Emergency cesarean section

11 (44.0)

2 (6.5)

Multiparous

0.40 (0.04 to 4.10)

0.621^§

 Normal vaginal delivery

25 (89.3)

21 (95.5)

 Emergency cesarean section

3 (10.7)

1 (4.5)

Admission of a newborn in NICU in all participants

1.0 (0.19 to 5.20)

1.000^§

 No

50 (94.3)

50 (94.3)

 Yes

3 (5.7)

3 (5.7)

Primiparous

0.51 (0.08 to 3.29)

0.647^§

 No

22 (88.0)

29 (93.5)

 Yes

3 (12.0)

2 (6.5)

Multiparous

-

0.440^§

 No

28 (100)

21 (95.5)

 Yes

0

1 (4.5)