Table 6.
Time in labour ward and duration of active labour. Values are mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
| Time in labour (hours) | Experimental | Control | Difference | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before (n=1029) | After (n=892) | Before (n=1291) | After (n=1279) | ||||
| Admission to delivery | 8.08 (5.68) | 9.60 (11.29) | 7.81 (5.07) | 8.06 (5.41) | 0.75 (−0.55 to 2.05) | 0.2 | |
| Missing data (No) | 109 | 51 | 98 | 77 | |||
| Duration of active labour | 9.91 (5.35) | 10.82 (5.52) | 9.55 (4.96) | 9.54 (5.17) | 0.61 (−0.45 to 1.67) | 0.2 | |
| Missing data (No) | 145 | 69 | 112 | 98 | |||
| Time from first admission assessment to delivery | 30.2 (115.0) | 29.3 (97.5) | 34.7 (154.2) | 33.3 (152.3) | −0.1 (−14.2 to 14.0) | 0.988 | |
| Missing data (No) | 79 | 37 | 70 | 62 | |||