Table 2. Socio-demographic and medical characteristics of the participants (N=15).
IUGR: intrauterine growth restriction.
| Mother’s number | Age (years) | Family status | Education level | Type of previous deliveries | Complications during pregnancy | Gestational age (weeks) | Onset of labor | Causes for C-section |
| M1 | 27 | Marriage | Junior High School | Primiparous | None | 36 | Automatically | Abnormal fetal rate |
| M2 | 35 | Marriage | High School | Primiparous | None | 39+2 | Automatically | Failure to progress |
| M3 | 39 | Marriage | High School | Cesarean | Preeclampsia | 30 | Automatically | Preeclampsia |
| M4 | 30 | Marriage | High School | Vaginal | None | 40+2 | Induction | Abnormal fetal position |
| M5 | 25 | Marriage | High School | Cesarean | Diabetes | 39+3 | Induction | Hydramnios |
| M6 | 31 | Marriage | University | Vaginal | None | 39+4 | Automatically | Failure to progress |
| M7 | 30 | Marriage | High School | Vaginal | None | 40+2 | Induction | Abnormal fetal rate |
| M8 | 34 | Marriage | University | Vaginal | None | 39 | Automatically | Abnormal fetal position |
| M9 | 32 | In relationship | University | Cesarean | IUGR | 39 | Induction | Failure to progress |
| M10 | 31 | Marriage | High School | Primiparous | None | 41 | Automatically | Failure to progress |
| M11 | 27 | Marriage | University | Primiparous | Diabetes | 40 | Automatically | Abnormal fetal rate |
| M12 | 38 | Marriage | University | Primiparous | None | 38+2 | Induction | Failure to progress |
| M13 | 25 | Marriage | University | Cesarean | None | 38 | Automatically | Inability to cooperate |
| M14 | 41 | Marriage | University | Primiparous | None | 40 | Induction | Abnormal fetal rate |
| M15 | 31 | Marriage | University | Primiparous | None | 39 | Induction | Failure to progress |