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Table 4 Delivery Outcomes for Women Who Received Oxytocin after AROM

From: Artificial rupture of membranes as a mode for induction of labor in women with a previous cesarean section- a retrospective cohort study

 

Oxytocin started at < 12 h (128)

Oxytocin started after 12H (45)

P

Birthweight, grams

3300 (451.7)

3325 (440.4)

0.29

Total tome of IOL (from AROM to delivery), hours

10.7(6.1)

31.3 (13.0)

 < 0.01

Total time of oxytocin administration, hours

6.5(5.2)

8.0 (5.5)

0.96

Time from AROM to oxytocin, hours

3.5(2.1–6.1)

19.0(14.9–25.8)

 < 0.01

Delivery mode

 SVD

78(60.9%)

25 (55.5%)

0.52

 Vacuum/forceps

20(15.6%)

5 (11.1%)

0.45

 Repeat CS

30(23.4%)

15 (33.3%)

0.19

 Successful VBAC

98/128 (76.5%)

30/45 (67.6%)

0.19

  1. Numbers are n (%) or median (interquartile range) or mean (standard deviation)