Table 4.
Pregnancy, labour and birth outcomes by group.
| Pregnancy and birth outcomes | Decision aid group (n = 395) n (%) |
Pamphlet group (n = 201) n (%) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | |||
| Spontaneous | 225 (63) | 119 (68) | |
| Induced | 115 (32) | 42 (24) | |
| No Labour | 15 (4) | 11 (6) | 0.97 |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Vaginal (non-instrumental) | 201 (57) | 97 (56) | |
| Instrumental delivery | 72 (20) | 34 (19) | |
| Caesarean section | 82 (23) | 41 (24) | 0.97 |
| Analgesia use | |||
| Support person | 65.3% | 59.7% | 0.18 |
| Bath use | 36.2% | 32.3% | 0.35 |
| Epidural use | 33.7% | 32.8% | 0.84 |
| Birth weight (grams) (mean, SD) | 3445 (451) | 3512 (450) | 0.11 |
| Apgar scores > 7 at | |||
| 1 minute | 221 (82) | 149 (75) | 0.12 |
| 5 minutes | 351 (90) | 167 (84) | 0.68 |
Per cent may not add up to 100 due to missing values.