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. 2012 Jan 9;12:3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-12-3

Table 6.

Trend in induction of delivery (2000, 2004 and 2008, low risk patients only)

2000 2004 2008 OR (95% CI)
2004-2008
Gestational age Total deliveries Induction CS in induced deliveries % Total deliveries Induction CS in induced deliveries % Total deliveries Induction CS in induced deliveries %

37 weeks 833 230 22 9,6 796 154 32 20.8 869 192 28 14,6 0.62 (0.33-1.17)

38 weeks 2486 659 79 12,0 2583 634 101 15.9 2903 657 103 15,7 0.73 (0.53-1.02)

39 weeks 4821 1244 135 10,8 5030 1070 144 13.5 5737 1062 163 15,3 0.67 (0.52-0.86)***

40 weeks 6823 2337 307 13,1 6702 1983 317 16.0 7058 1890 340 18,0 0.69 (0.58-0.82)***

41 weeks 2077 1077 177 16,4 2334 1273 215 16.9 2739 1499 307 20,4 0.76 (0.62-0.94)*

42 weeks 105 65 19 29,3 123 82 22 26.8 110 74 21 28,4 1.04 (0.47-2.32)

Totals 17145 5612 739 13,2 17568 5196 831 16,0 19416 5374 962 17,9