Table 4.

Additional labour and birth outcomes. Figures are numbers of participants unless stated otherwise

Birth outcomes	Massage group (n=708)	Control group (n=632)	Relative risk (95% CI)	P value
Normal vaginal birth	569	501	1.01 (0.96 to 1.07)	0.66
Emergency caesarean	24	23	0.93 (0.53 to 1.63)	0.92
Postpartum haemorrhage (>500 ml)	45	44	0.91 (0.61 to 1.36)	0.73
Mean length second stage (mins):
Nulliparous	84.0	94.6		0.05
Multiparous	37.6	39.2		0.69
Mean birth weight (g):
Nulliparous	3427	3437		0.76
Multiparous	3596	3591		0.96
Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes	9	9	0.89 (0.36 to 2.23)	0.10
Use of oxygen at birth	205	157	1.17 (0.98 to 1.39)	0.10