Table 1.
COPRA characteristics (n = 48)
| Characteristica | Inpatient N = 15 (%) | Outpatient N = 33 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Parity | ||
| Nulliparous | 11 (73.3) | 25 (75.7) |
| Parous | 4 (26.6) | 8 (24.2) |
| Mean (SD) age | 29.1 (6.8) | 28.9 (4.2) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/Defacto | 12 (80.0) | 32 (96.8) |
| Single | 3 (20.0) | 1 (3.1) |
| Language spoken at home | ||
| English only | 13 (86.7) | 24 (75.0) |
| Other language | 2 (13.3) | 8 (25.0) |
| Education | ||
| University degree | 5 (35.7) | 17 (53.1) |
| Post-high school training | 6 (42.9) | 11 (34.4) |
| High school only | 3 (21.4) | 4 (12.5) |
| Reason for induction | ||
| Prolonged pregnancy | 13 (86.7) | 26 (78.8) |
| To avoid prolonged pregnancy | - | 4 (12.1) |
| Social | - | 1 (3.0) |
| Otherb | 2 (13.3) | 2 (6.1) |
| Gestation at priming Median weeks+ days (IQR) | 40+8 (40+5- 40+10) | 40+7 (40+6- 40+10) |
| Modified Bishop’sscore | ||
| 0–2 | 5 (33.3) | 8 (25.8) |
| 3–4 | 9 (60.0) | 16 (51.6) |
| ≥5 | 1 (6.6) | 7 (22.6) |
| Mean (SD) time waiting for catheter insertion (range 15 mins to 5 h) | 1 h 36 mins (1 h 09 mins) | 2 h 02 mins (1 h 21 mins) |
| Mean (SD) time waiting for catheter to discharge from Women’s Assessment service | 2 h 55 mins (1 h 02 mins) | 3 h 02 mins (1 h 26 mins) |
| Catheter insertion technique | ||
| Speculum | 13 (92.9) | 25 (78.1) |
| Digital | 1 (7.1) | 7 (21.9) |
| Mean (SD) pain score insertion (scale 0–100 visual analogue scale) | 25.1 (20.3) | 31.1 (24.8) |
| Catheter removal | ||
| Spontaneously fell out in hospital | 2c (13.3) | 1d (3.0) |
| Spontaneously fell out at home | n/a | 11e (33.3) |
| Clinician removed | 13 (86.7) | 21 (63.6) |
| Mean (SD) time catheter in situ (removed by clinician) | 14 h 48 min (4 h 5 min) | 14 h 32 min (2 h 22 min) |
| Mean (SD) time catheter spontaneous fell out | 6 h 35 mins (5 h 18 mins) | 10 h 50 min (4 h 13 mins) |
| Mean (SD) length of time at home with catheter | n/a | 12 h 27 mins (2 h 50 mins) |
| Outpatient women return to hospital before scheduled | n/a | 2 (6.7 %)f |
Catheters spontaneously fell out in 29.2 % of all women (14/48), in 66.7 % of all parous women (8/12), and in 16.7 % of all nulliparous women (6/36)
n = 1 contraction onset, returned 3:45 am
aMaximum amount of not stated for any variable n=2 (Bishop score, VAS pain score, insertion technique)
bOther reasons= back pain, previous term stillbirth, previous large baby
cBoth women were multiparous
dWoman was primiparous
en=6 women were multiparous
fBased on n=30 discharged home. Reason for return; n=1 anxious, returned 10 pm