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. 2016 Dec 22;11(12):e0167820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167820

Table 10. Induction of labor.

with CHD without CHD
n = 92* n = 297*
n (%) n (%) P
Induction of labor 42 (45.7) 83 (27.9) 0.001
Indication for induction of labor
Medical reason 27 (64.3) 82 (98.8) < 0.001
Logistical reason 15 (35.7) 1 (1.2) < 0.001
“because of long distance” 13 (31.0) 0 (0.0) < 0.001

*To avoid falsification of results due to different rates of primary Caesarean sections in women with and without CHD (20.7% vs. 14.7%), only cases of attempted vaginal delivery (n = 389) were examined. 24 and 51 primary Caesarean sections, respectively, were excluded.