Table 2.
Continuous study outcomes and effect estimates.
| Author, year | Outcome | FGM/C group | Non-FGM/C group | Results Mean diff (95% CI) |
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| Browning et al. 2010 [31] | Days in labor | 3.1 (1.7) days | 2.8 (1.5) days | 0.30 (0.02, 0.58)* |
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| Essén et al. 2005 [36] | Duration of labor stage 2 | 35 mina | 53 min | — |
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| Hakim 2001 [14] | Duration of labor stage 1 | 11.8 (4.7) hrs (708 min) | 11.6 (2.2) hrs (696 min) | 0.20 (−0.54, 0.94) |
| Duration of labor stage 2 | 41.5 (13.3) min | 40.1 (3.2) min | 1.40 (−0.08, 2.88) | |
| Duration of labor stage 3 | 11.0 (4.0) min | 11.1 (4.5) min | −0.10 (−1.40, 1.20) | |
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| Wuest et al. 2009 [20] | Duration of labor stage 1 | 220 mina | 300 min | — |
| Duration of labor stage 2 | 39 min | 45 min | — | |
| Maternal blood loss | 400 mL (range 200–1000) | 350 mL (range 100–3500) | −50 (P = 0.81) | |