Table 1.

Demographics

	Black women (n = 176)	White women (n = 1633)	P
Age (y)	23.7 ± 4.7 (18–41)	27.8 ± 5.4 (18–49)	<.001
Gestational age (wk)	39.3 ± 1.6 (35–42)	39.5 ± 1.5 (35–43)	.16
Infant weight (g)	3292 ± 490 (1990–5190)	3429 ± 470 (1860–4950)	<.001
Second stage length (min)	73 ± 69 (3–494)	106 ± 78 (2–642)	<.001
Oxytocin	83 (47.2)	822 (50.3)	.42
Episiotomy			.003
Midline	39 (22.3)	565 (34.8)
Mediolateral	8 (4.6)	51 (3.1)
Delivery type			.35
Spontaneous	148 (84.1)	1297 (79.5)
Vacuum	15 (8.5)	185 (11.3)
Forceps	13 (7.4)	149 (9.1)
Anesthesia			.16
Epidural	110 (62.5)	1116 (68.4)
Pudendal	1 (0.6)	21 (1.3)

Data are given as mean ± standard deviation (range) or n (%).