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Table 2 Obstetric outcomes

From: Effects of prenatal exercise on gestational weight gain, obstetric and neonatal outcomes: FitMum randomized controlled trial

Outcome

ALL

CON

EXE

MOT

P-value

Number of participants

n = 178

n = 34

n = 74

n = 70

 

Pregnancy complications

GDM, n (%)

12 (7%)

2 (6%)

5 (7%)

5 (7%)

1.000a

Gestational hypertensive disorders, n (%)*

11 (6%)

2 (6%)

4 (5%)

5 (7%)

0.919a

Delivery related outcomes

Induction of labor, n (%)

53 (30%)

11 (32%)

22 (30%)

20 (29%)

0.925a

Mode of delivery, n (%)

 Unassisted vaginal

138 (78%)

30 (88%)

60 (81%)

48 (69%)

0.050a

 Instrumental assisted vaginal

8 (5%)

1 (3%)

1 (1%)

6 (9%)

0.103a

 Planned caesarean section

11 (6%)

1 (3%)

5 (7%)

5 (7%)

0.791a

 Emergency caesarean section

21 (12%)

2 (6%)

8 (11%)

11 (16%)

0.333a

Epidural analgesia, n (%)

58 (33%)

9 (27%)

25 (34%)

24 (34%)

0.698a

Oxytocin augmentation, n (%)

46 (26%)

5 (15%)

24 (32%)

17 (24%)

0.138a

Rupture degree 3 + 4, n (%)**

8 (5%)

1 (3%)

3 (4%)

4 (6%)

0.805a

Postpartum haemorrhage, ml

350 (250–508)

300 (200–445)

350 (250–593)

400 (250–540)

0.212b

Postpartum haemorrhage > 1000 ml, n (%)

19 (11%)

2 (6%)

11 (15%)

6 (9%)

0.300a

Duration of labor nulliparous

 Total duration vaginal delivery, min**

443 (273–617)

523 (199–582)

481 (363–678)

298 (198–488)

0.163b

 Duration of active second stage labor, min**

41 (22–65)

53 (16–70)

43 (23–67)

34 (21–44)

0.436b

 Active second stage labor > 60 min, n (%)**

15 (27%)

3 (27%)

9 (31%)

3 (20%)

0.797a

Duration of labor multiparous

 Total duration vaginal delivery, min**

150 (86–262)

126 (102–254)

152 (79–277)

160 (88–262)

0.994b

 Duration of active second stage labor, min**

13 (7–19)

13 (6–20)

14 (7–19)

11 (6–19)

0.849b

 Active second stage labor > 30 min, n (%)**

11 (13%)

3 (16%)

2 (7%)

6 (16%)

0.592a

  1. Obstetric outcomes in the randomization groups reported for participants still enrolled in the study at delivery (n = 178)
  2. Data are mean ± SD, median (IQR) and n (%)
  3. CON Control, EXE Structured supervised exercise training, MOT Motivational counselling on physical activity, GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range
  4. * Defined as preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, HELLP or eclampsia
  5. ** For some variables the total number is lower due to missing values: For nulliparous women: Total duration of vaginal deliveries; n = 49 (CON; n = 10, EXE; n = 24, MOT; n = 15), duration of active second stage labor; n = 55 (CON; n = 11, EXE; n = 29, MOT; n = 15), active second stage labor > 60 min; n = 55 (CON; n = 11, EXE; n = 29, MOT; n = 15), for multiparous women: total duration of vaginal deliveries; n = 81 (CON; n = 19, EXE; n = 27, MOT; n = 35), duration of active second stage labor; n = 86 (CON; n = 19, EXE; n = 29, MOT; n = 38), active second stage labor > 30 min; n = 86 (CON; n = 19, EXE; n = 29, MOT; n = 38), rupture degree 3 + 4; n = 173 (CON; n = 31, EXE; n = 72, MOT; n = 70)
  6. aPearson’s χ2 test, bKruskal-Wallis test