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. 2020 Sep 25;15(9):e0239724. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239724

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population by parity.

Parity = 0 n = 44 813 Parity = 1 n = 27 722 Parity = 2+ n = 12 873
Characteristics % N % N % N
Age years, mean (SD) 29.2 (4.96) 44 783 31.6 (4.65) 27 707 34.1 (4.63) 12 872
Maternal height cm mean (SD) 166.6 (6.43) 44 358 166.4 (6.48) 27 480 165.5 (6.48) 12 754
BMI. kg/m2 at first visit antenatal clinic 23 (3.94) 43 132 24 (4.35) 26 666 25 (4.68) 12 424
Family situation
Single 2.3 1 044 1.2 323 2.4 305
Co-habitant 90.3 40 454 95.2 26 403 92.5 11 902
Missing 7.4 3 315 3.6 994 5.2 666
Amniotic membranes status at admisson
Intact 65.8 29 494 75.6 20 946 76.4 9 840
Ruptured 32.2 14 443 22.6 6 259 21.7 2 798
Missing 2.0 876 1.9 517 1.8 235
Cx* dilation at admission median 10th,90th) 5 (3,8) 44 813 5 (3,8) 27 722 5 (3,8) 12 873
Cx* exams during labor median (10th,90th) 4 (2,7) 44 813 3 (2,7) 27 722 3 (2,5) 12 873
Oxytocin (%)
No 50.9 22 830 78.6 21 779 76.3 9 817
Yes 49.1 21 983 21.4 5 943 23.7 3 056
Epidural (%)
No 35.5 15 896 67.4 18 688 77.1 9 924
Yes 64.5 28 917 32.6 9 034 22.9 2 949
Mode of birth (%)
Non-instrumental vaginal birth 81.4 36 465 96.9 26 865 96.5 12 427
Instrumental delivery 18.6 8 348 3.1 857 3.5 446
Gestational length at birth mean (SD) 40.1 (1.09) 44 813 40.0 (1.07) 27 722 39.9 (1.12) 12 873
Birth weight in grams mean (SD) 3 474 (437.8) 44 788 3 640 (460.37) 27 709 3 666 (483.13) 12 868
Head circumference in cm mean (SD) 34 (1.73) 44 648 35 (1.74) 27 656 35 (1.68) 12 835
Fetal position (%)
Occiput anterior 96.8 43 390 96.3 27 704 96.5 12 427
Occiput posterior 3.2 1 423 3.7 1 018 3.5 446