Table 2.

Maternal and neonatal outcome

Blood loss parameters	Women with IOL (n = 380)	Women with SOL (n = 585)	p
Estimated blood loss (mL)	400 (300–600)	400 (300–500)	0.03 a
Estimated blood loss ≥500 mL	152 (40%)	195 (33.3%)	0.03 b
Estimated blood loss ≥1000 mL	24 (6.3%)	37 (6.3%)	1.00 b
Estimated blood loss ≥1500 mL	9 (2.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0.47 b
Postpartum Hemorrhage	94 (24.7%)	124 (21.2%)	0.20 b
Delta hemoglobin (g/L)	13 (5–21)	16 (9.0–24.0)	< 0.01 a
Delta hemoglobin ≥30 g/L	49 (12.9%)	81 (13.8%)	0.67 b
Blood transfusion	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0.39 c
Secondary maternal outcome
Vaginal delivery	238 (62.6%)	390 (66.7%)	0.20 b
Operative vaginal delivery	51 (13.4%)	72 (12.3%)	0.61 b
Second stage of labor > 120 min	93 (30.6%)	132 (26.7%)	0.23 b
Unplanned cesarean section	91 (24%)	123 (21.0%)	0.29 b
Maternal ICU admission	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0.15 c
Uterine atony	28 (7.4%)	25 (4.3%)	0.04 b
Retained placenta	10 (2.6%)	16 (2.7%)	0.92 b
Retained placental tissue	15 (3.9%)	13 (2.2%)	0.12 b
Placental abruption	1 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0.41 c
Uterine rupture	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1.0 c
Length of hospital stay after delivery	4 (3–4)	4 (3–4)	0.07 a
Anal sphincter tear	6 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0.20 c
Secondary Neonatal outcome
Chorioamnionitis	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0.28 c
Shoulder dystocia	7 (1.8%)	10 (1.7%)	0.88 b
Meconium staining	70 (18.4%)	107 (18.3%)	0.96 b
Umbilical arterial pH < 7.1	5 (1.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0.50 b
5′ Apgar score < 7	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1.0 c
10′ Apgar score < 7	1 (0.3%)	0 (0%)	0.39 c
Admission to neonatal care unit	23 (6.1%)	16 (2.7%)	0.11 b

IOL induction of labor, SOL spontaneous onset of labor, Postpartum Hemorrhage: blood loss of ≥500 ml after spontaneous delivery or ≥ 1000 ml after cesarean section within 24 h of delivery

Data presented as n (%), or median (25th percentile – 75th percentile) as appropriate. n number, SD standard deviation; ^a: Mann Whitney U- Test, ^b Chi Square Test, ^c: Fisher’s Exact test