TABLE 2. Labor and Birth Outcomes.
| Outcome | Peanut Ball Group (n = 107) | Control Group (n = 94) | Statistic | p Value |
| Length of first stage labora (min) | 268.8 (228.1–309.6) | 356.2 (308.8–403.6) | t test | .006 |
| Length of second stage labora (min) | 21.3 (16.3–26.3) | 43.5 (32.3–54.8) | t test | <.001 |
| Cesarean surgeryb | 11 (10.3) | 19 (21.1) | χ2 | .011 |
| Inductionb | 30 (28.0) | 29 (31.5) | χ2 | .592 |
| Oxytocin usedb | 85 (79.3) | 74 (79.8) | χ2 | .925 |
| Forceps usedb | 2 (1.9) | 2 (2.2) | χ2 | .895 |
| Vacuum usedb | 7 (6.7) | 9 (9.7) | χ2 | .438 |
| Nuchal cord presentb | 18 (17.5) | 19 (21.1) | χ2 | .522 |
| Apgar score at 1 minc | 9 (8–9) | 9 (8–9) | Wilcoxon test | .926 |
| Apgar score at 10 minc | 9 (9–9) | 9 (9–9) | Wilcoxon test | .529 |
| Fetal weight in gramsa | 3,456 (3,369–3,544) | 3,393 (3,264–3,521) | Wilcoxon test | .337 |
aReported as M, (95% CI).
bReported as n, (%).
cReported as median, (25th–75th interquartile range).