Table 4.

Comparison of the time from randomisation to delivery, the risk of developing maternal high-risk situations, caesarean delivery and adverse neonatal outcomes between women who underwent labour induction or expectant monitoring with or without favourable cervix at randomisation

Management cervix	Induction		Expectant management
	Favourable*	Unfavourable**	Favourable	Unfavourable
Time to delivery (days)	1.91 ± 1.9	2.58 ± 2.8	7.70 ± 5.7	9.11 ± 6.1
Risk of maternal high-risk situation (%)	32.9 ± 47.1	31.7 ± 46.7	38.8 ± 48.9	48.6 ± 50.1
Risk of caesarean delivery (%)	14.6 ± 35.4	14.8 ± 35.6	17.2 ± 37.7	21.1 ± 40.9
Risk of adverse neonatal outcome (%)	5.8 ± 23.8	6.0 ± 25.4	9.4 ± 29.3	8.1 ± 27.4

Values are mean ± SD.

^*Favourable indicates cervical length <3 cm.

^**Unfavourable indicates cervical length ≥3 cm.