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. 2018 Apr;223:123–132. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.02.026

Table 2.

Duration of active phase, nulliparous women.

Nulliparous women
Study N Study quality Cervical dilatation on admission (cm) Amniotomy (%) Oxytocin (%) Epidural (%) Definition of starting and ending reference points Median duration (h) 5th percentile (h) 95th percentile (h)
Zhang 2010 (2)-19 4247 B 2–2.5** NR 47* 8* From 2 (or 2.5) to 10 cm 8.4 20.0
Zhang 2010 (2)-29 6096 B 3–3.5** NR 47* 8* From 3 (or 3.5) to 10 cm 6.9 17.4
Zhang 2010 (1)11 8690 B 3** NR 20 8 From 4 to 10 cm 3.7 16.7
Oladapo 2018-134 715 A 4** NR 40* 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 5.9 2.4 14.5
Zhang 2010 (2)-39 5550 B 4–4.5** NR 47* 8* From 4 (or 4.5) to 10 cm 5.3 16.4
Oladapo 2018-234 316 A 5** NR 40* 0.0 From 5 to 10 cm 4.3 1.6 11.3
Zhang 2010 (2)-49 2764 B 5–5.5** NR 47* 84* From 5 (or 5.5) to 10 cm 3.8 12.7
Oladapo 2018-334 322 A 6** NR 40* 0.0 From 6 to 10 cm 2.9 0.9 9.3
Mean duration (h) SD (h) +2SD (h)
Schiff 199838 69 B 3.5*** NR NR NR From 4 to 10 cm 4.7 2.6 9.9*
Albers 199917 806 A 4*** 0.0 0.0 NR From 4 to 10 cm 7.7 4.9 17.5
Jones 200328 120 B 4*** NR 0.0 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 6.2 3.6 13.4
Albers 199618 347 C 4*** NR 0.0 NR From 4 to 10 cm 7.7 5.9 19.4
Velasco 198543 74 B NR 0.0 0.0 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 3.9 1.6 7.1*
Juntunen 199429 42 B NR 57.1 0.0 42.9 From 4 to 10 cm 3.1 1.5 6.1*
Lee 200731 66 C 2.5*** NR NR 0.0 NR 3.6 1.9 7.4*
Schorn 199339 18 B 5.4*** NR 18 NR NR 15.4 6.6 28.6
Kilpatrick 198930 2032 C NR NR 0.0 0.0 NR 8.1 4.3 16.7*

Risk of bias: A = at least four (out of five) domains scored as low risk; B = three domains scored as low risk; C = two domains or less scored as low risk.

SD = Standard deviation.

NR = Not reported.

h = h.

*

Estimated by authors.

**

Median.

***

Mean.