Table 2. Differences in the duration and induction of labor among parturients with vaginal delivery. Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil, 2013.
| Variable | Study group | p | |||||
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| SP6 | Touch | Control | |||||
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| N = 38 | N = 33 | N = 30 | |||||
| Labor duration (min) | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Until treatment | 444.8 | 351.7 | 492.7 | 352.9 | 534.8 | 378.5 | 0.5750a,ⱳ |
| From treatment until delivery | 221.5 | 162.4 | 397.9 | 265.6 | 381.9 | 358.3 | 0.0047 a,ⱳ |
| Total labor duration | 628.1 | 361.1 | 891.4 | 434.8 | 913.1 | 432.6 | 0.0039 aⱳ |
| Induction of labor | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Cervical catheter | 3 | 7.9 | 4 | 12.1 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.5490b,ʄ |
| Prostaglandin | 7 | 18.4 | 6 | 18.2 | 6 | 20.0 | 0.9801b,Ԛ |
| Oxytocin | 23 | 60.5 | 23 | 69.7 | 12 | 40.0 | 0.0521b,Ԛ |
a p < 0.0167
b p < 0.05
ⱳ Kruskal-Wallis test
ʄ Fisher’s exact test
Ԛ Chi-square test
Values with statistical significance are shown in bold.