Table 2.
General outcomes of the audit
| Parity | Cervical priming with Foley catheter alone (n = 36) n (%) |
Total vaginal deliveries including instrumental deliveries (with Foley catheter and Prostaglandin vaginal tablets) (n = 44) n (%) |
Number of vaginal deliveries in Foley catheter only cases (n = 31) n (%) |
Average duration of Foley catheter-in situ in hours (SD) | Average discomfort score according to 1–10 visual analogue scale (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parity-0 | 21 (58) | 26 (59) | 18 (58) | 29.8 (16) | 1.7 (1) |
| Parity-1 | 9 (25) | 11 (25) | 7 (23) | 29.5 (18) | 2.1 (2) |
| Parity-2 | 4 (11) | 4 (9) | 4 (13) | 39.4 (9) | 1.0 (0) |
| Parity-3 | 1 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 38.7 (14) | 1.7 (1) |
| Parity-4 | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 23.0 (0) | 1.0 (0) |
SD standard deviation