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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2019 Jun 14;36(14):1423–1430. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1691765

Table 3.

Adjusted duration of labor in preterm nulliparas by presence of fetal anomaly with median traverse times reported as hours (95th percentile)

No anomaly (N = 3,628) Anomaly (N = 562) p-Value for trend
Cervical dilation, cm
 3–4 4.8 (14.4) 5.8 (18.8) 0.002
 4–5 4.3 (12.8) 4.6 (13.8) 0.002
 5–6 4.0 (12.4) 4.0 (12.9) <0.0001
 6–7 3.5 (10.6) 2.2 (10.2) 0.58
 7–8 2.7 (8.0) 3.7 (11.1) 0.001
 8–9 2.0 (5.2) 1.8 (5.1) 0.13
 9–10 1.5 (4.1) 1.8 (6.0) 0.002
 4–10 5.0 (14.2) 5.4(16.7) <0.0001
 Second stage without epidural 0.4 (2.4) 0.3 (2.1) 0.20
 Second stage with epidural 0.8 (3.1) 0.9 (4.4) <0.005

Note: Adjusted model controlled for age, BMI, race, induction, augmentation, epidural (first stage only), and birth weight.