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. 2016 Jul;76(7):793–798. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-107672

Table 2 Maternal outcome. In italics: primiparous.

Induction of labour group (n = 400) (n = 251) Expectantly managed group (n = 456) (n = 227) p
a Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05), Mann-Whitney U test
Mode of delivery, n (%) < 0.001a 0.009a

  • Cesarean delivery

 135 (33.8 %) 102 (40.6 %) 96 (21.1 %) 68 (30.0 %)

  • Operative vaginal delivery

 51 (12.8 %) 46 (18.3 %) 57 (12.5 %) 41 (18.1 %)

  • Spontaneous delivery

 214 (53.5 %) 103 (41.0 %) 303 (66.4 %) 118 (52.0 %)
Indication for cesarean delivery < 0.001a 0.009a

  • Abnormal CTG

 61 (46.9 %) 32 (34.0 %)

  • Obstructed labour in dilatation stage

 48 (36.9 %) 26 (27.7 %)

  • Obstructed labour in expulsion stage

 19 (14.6 %) 19 (20.6 %)

  • Malpresentation

 7 (5.4 %) 9 (9.6 %)

  • (Suspected) intraamniotic Infection

 12 (9.2 %) 12 (12.8 %)

  • Cephalopelvic disproportion

 8 (6.2 %) 11 (11.7 %)
Maternal complications at vaginal delivery, n (%)

  • Perineal lacerations (3rd degree)

 16 (6.0 %) 14 (9.4 %) 10 (2.8 %) 8 (5.0 %) 0.044a 0.138

  • All types of lacerations

 163 (61.5 %) 92 (61.7 %) 188 (52.2 %) 83 (52.2 %) 0.021a 0.092

  • Episiotomy

 113 (42.6 %) 86 (57.7 %) 175 (48.6 %) 102 (64.2 %) 0.139 0.248
Maternal complications, n (%)

  • Atonic hemorrhage

 7 (1.8 %) 7 (2.8 %) 3 (0.7 %) 2 (0.9 %) 0.134 0.124

  • Other complications

 11 (2.8 %) 8 (3.2 %) 15 (3.3 %) 7 (3.1 %) 0.665 0.942

  • Death

 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 1