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

Table 3.

Duration of active phase, parous (≥1) women.

Parous 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 (1)11(P = 1) 6373 B 3.5** NR 20.0 11 From 4 to 10 cm 2.4 13.8
Zhang 2010 (1)11(P ≥ 2) 11765 B 3.5** NR 12.0 8 From 4 to 10 cm 2.2 14.2
Oladapo 2018-434(P = 1) 491 A 4** NR 29.8* 0.1 From 4 to 10 cm 4.6 1.7 13.0
Oladapo 2018-534(P ≥ 2) 626 A 4** NR 26.7* 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 4.7 1.7 13.0
Oladapo 2018-634(P = 1) 292 A 5** NR 29.8* 0.1 From 5 to 10 cm 3.4 1.2 10.1
Oladapo 2018-734(P ≥ 2) 385 A 5** NR 26.7* 0.0 From 5 to 10 cm 3.1 0.9 10.8
Oladapo 2018-834(P = 1) 320 A 6** NR 29.8* 0.1 From 6 to 10 cm 2.2 0.6 7.5
Oladapo 2018-934(P ≥ 2) 414 A 6** NR 26.7* 0.0 From 6 to 10 cm 2.4 0.8 7.4
Mean duration (h) SD (h) +2SD (h)
Schiff 199838 94 B 3.5*** NR NR NR From 4 to 10 cm 3.3 1.9 7.1*
Albers 199917 1705 A 4*** 0.0 0.0 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 5.6 4.1 13.8
Jones 200328 120 B 4*** NR 0.0 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 4.4 3.4 11.6
Albers 199617 602 C 4*** NR NR NR From 4 to 10 cm 5.7 4.0 13.7
Velasco 198543 37 B NR 0.0 0.0 0.0 From 4 to 10 cm 2.1 1.4 4.9*
Juntunen 199429(P = 2/3) 42 B NR 69.0 0.0 2.4 From 4 to 10 cm 2.7 1.4 5.5*
Juntunen 199429(GP) 42 B NR 71.4 0.0 9.5 From 4 to 10 cm 2.8 1.5 5.8*
Schorn 199328 30 B 5.3*** NR 18 NR NR 13.2 5.3 23.9
Kilpatrick 198930 3767 C NR NR NR 0.0 NR 5.7 3.4 12.5

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.

P = Parity.

GP = Grand parity.

h = h.

*

Estimated by authors.

**

Median.

***

Mean.