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. 2016 Jan 5;11(1):e0142788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142788

Table 1. Patient demographic and delivery details according to change in growth centile.

Maintained Growth Moderate decline Severe decline
(<20% fall in centile between 28 weeks and birth; n = 30) (20–30% fall in centile between 28 weeks and birth; n = 8) (>30% fall in centile between 28 weeks and birth; n = 10)
Maternal age 29.6 (4.4) 34 (4.3) 32.4 (4.6)
BMI 23.9 (3.8) 23.9 (2.4) 23.8 (3.9)
Nulliparous 18 (60%) 4 (50%) 8 (80%)
Ethnicity
Caucasian 18 (60%) 4 (50%) 5 (50%)
Asian 10 (33%) 1 (13%) 3 (30%)
Other 2 (7%) 3 (37%) 2 (20%)
Obstetric Complications
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: n = 3 (6.3%) 2 (7%) 1 (13%) 0
Gestational Diabetes: n = 4 (8%) 2 (7%) 1 (13%) 1 (10%)
Birthing Data
Induction of labour (IOL): n = 19 (39%) 11 (37%) 3 (37%) 5 (50%)
Indication for IOL: (1) PPROM 1 1 3
(1)Hypertension in Pregnancy 2 0 0
(2)Gestational Diabetes 2 1 1
(3)Maternal Disease 0 1 1
(4)Fetal Compromise/ FGR 3 0 0
(5)Spurious labour/other 3 0 0
Elective Caesarean Section (CS); n = 5 (10.5%) 5 (17%) 0 0
Emergency CS (fetal compromise or dystocia; n = 5 (10.5%) 1 (3%) 2 (25%) 2 (20%)
Operative vaginal delivery (fetal compromise/ dystocia:n = 10 (21%) 4 (13%) 3 (38%) 3 (30%)

Data presented as mean (SD), or number (%).