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. 2020 Aug 3;5(4):727–733. doi: 10.1002/lio2.377

Table 2.

Characteristics of mothers of patients with MS

Characteristic Frequency (%) Exposure to misoprostol # (%) No exposure to misoprostol # (%) P value
n = 140 n = 64 n = 76
Average age (y) 23.9 25.2
Type of birth
Vaginal 74 (52.86) 35 (54.59) 39 (51.32) .691
Cesarean 66 (47.14) 29 (45.31) 37 (48.68)
Time of birth (wk)
Full term (greater or equal to 37) 95 (67.86) 44 (68.75) 51 (67.11) .836
Preterm 45 (32.14) 20 (31.25) 25 (32.89)
Uterine bleeding in FTG
Present 112 (80.8) 61 (95.31) 51 (67.11) .000
Use of misoprostol in FTG 64 (45.71)
Consanguinity between parents 0 (0) 0 0

Abbreviations: FTG, first trimester of gestation; MS, Moebius syndrome.