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. 2015 Aug 31;10(8):e0136856. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136856

Table 4. Duration of labor: comparation of spontaneous labor and induced labor.

Induction with Foley catheter (n = 376) Spontaneous labor (n = 376) p
Latent phase (h) (median (95th)) 4.3 (10.0) 4.0 (8.6) 0.010
Active phase (h) (median (95th)) 2.1 (6.6) 2.0 (6.0) 0.987
First stage (h) (median (95th)) 6.8 (14.5) 6.5 (13.0) 0.103
Second stage (h) (median (95th)) 0.8 (2.2) 0.8 (1.9) 0.538
Vaginal instrumental delivery n (%) 11 (2.9) 13 (3.5) 0.678
PPH n (%) 73 (19.4) 29 (7.7) < 0.001
Neonatal weight (g) (mean ± SD) 3452.3 ± 396.8 3456.5 ± 400.1 0.791
Neonatal admission n (%) 8 (2.0) 7 (1.9) 0.794