Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 143 women included in the prospective cohort study.
| Characteristics | Number (n = 143) |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| ≤ 25 | 22 | 15.4 |
| 26–30 | 45 | 31.5 |
| 31–35 | 52 | 36.4 |
| ≥ 36 | 24 | 16.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 99 | 69.2 |
| Cohabiting | 37 | 25.9 |
| Single | 2 | 1.4 |
| Separated | 5 | 3.5 |
| Number of previous pregnancies | ||
| 0 | 46 | 32.2 |
| 1 | 47 | 32.9 |
| 2 | 34 | 23.8 |
| 3 | 11 | 7.7 |
| ≥ 4 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 65 | 45.5 |
| 1 | 53 | 37.1 |
| 2 | 22 | 15.4 |
| 3–4 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Weeks of pregnancy at delivery | ||
| ≤ 37 | 13 | 9.1 |
| 38–39 | 80 | 55.9 |
| ≥ 40 | 50 | 35.0 |
| Type of delivery | ||
| Eutocic | 86 | 60.1 |
| Instrumental | 38 | 26.6 |
| Cesarean section | 19 | 13.3 |
| Duration of delivery (hours) | ||
| < 1 | 13 | 9.1 |
| 1–5 | 75 | 52.4 |
| 6–10 | 47 | 32.9 |
| >10 | 8 | 5.6 |
| Fetal stress during labor | ||
| Yes | 11 | 8.0 |
| No | 127 | 92.0 |
| Unknown | 5 |