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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Nov 1;25(1):20–26. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2012.626923

Table V.

Rate of progression of spontaneous first stage of labor in nulliparous and multiparous women with and without diabetes

Cervical Dilation (cm) Admitted at 3 cm Admitted at 4 cm Admitted at 5 cm
N M N M N M
PreDM
(n=429)
From 3 to 4 2.05 (4.23) 1.99 (5.02) - - - -
4 to 5 0.65 (2.01) 1.04 (3.72) 1.71 (4.05) 1.32 (5.44) - -
5 to 6 0.56 (2.78) 0.65 (2.06) 0.54 (3.07) 0.48 (2.55) 0.87 (6.29) 0.94 (3.85)
6 to 7 0.83 (0.84) 0.12 (0.77) 0.30 (0.30) 0.28 (1.16) 0.42 (0.97) 0.24 (1.42)
7 to 8 0.67 (0.78) 0.09 (0.46) 0.18 (0.78) 0.20 (1.13) 0.28 (0.81) 0.12 (1.10)
8 to 9 0.34 (0.34) 0.10 (1.08) 0.23 (1.05) 0.07 (0.42) 0.37 (1.34) 0.02 (0.34)
9 to 10 0.53 (1.04) 0.16 (1.18) 0.41 (1.52) 0.18 (0.64) 0.70 (0.99) 0.15 (0.75)
GDM
(n=1,554)
From 3 to 4 2.06 (6.55) 1.63 (5.04) - - - -
4 to 5 1.28 (3.82) 0.83 (2.87) 1.31 (4.11) 1.21 (4.55) - -
5 to 6 0.49 (1.83) 0.46 (1.42) 0.56 (2.31) 0.52 (2.00) 0.80 (4.06) 0.82 (2.90)
6 to 7 0.40 (1.43) 0.10 (0.66) 0.48 (1.45) 0.20 (1.07) 0.49 (1.84) 0.35 (1.58)
7 to 8 0.42 (1.24) 0.10 (0.59) 0.31 (1.39) 0.15 (0.63) 0.53 (1.48) 0.12 (0.86)
8 to 9 0.28 (1.02) 0.05 (0.37) 0.14 (1.01) 0.05 (0.31) 0.40 (1.43) 0.05 (0.41)
9 to 10 0.63 (1.69) 0.22 (0.74) 0.55 (1.73) 0.18 (1.00) 0.68 (2.04) 0.19 (0.92)
Normal
(n=69,299)
From 3 to 4 1.83 (4.89) 1.69 (4.83) - - - -
4 to 5 1.08 (3.41) 0.81 (3.04) 1.55 (4.51) 1.30 (4.20) - -
5 to 6 0.52 (1.96) 0.35 (1.58) 0.72 (2.51) 0.48 (2.05) 1.07 (3.50) 0.80 (3.07)
6 to 7 0.29 (1.31) 0.18 (0.94) 0.41 (1.59) 0.24 (1.21) 0.48 (1.98) 0.28 (1.45)
7 to 8 0.22 (1.00) 0.10 (0.59) 0.27 (1.20) 0.13 (0.73) 0.30 (0.07) 0.15 (0.92)
8 to 9 0.21 (0.98) 0.07 (0.44) 0.24 (1.07) 0.08 (0.53) 0.28 (1.12) 0.09 (0.60)
9 to 10 0.56 (1.81) 0.20 (0.80) 0.57 (1.84) 0.20 (0.82) 0.55 (1.85) 0.19 (0.80)

Data presented as medians (90th percentiles) in hours.

N – nulliparous. M – multiparous. PreDM – preexisting diabetes mellitus. GDM – gestational diabetes mellitus.