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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 29.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2020 Apr 16;38(Suppl 1):e239–e248. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709464

Table 1b.

Maternal demographic, obstetric, and neonatal characteristics by timing of amniotomy among term, nulliparous labor inductions in the ARRIVE trial (2014-2017)

4 to <6 hours 6 to <8 hours 8 to <10 hours
AROM
n=402
No AROM
n=1086
AROM
n=251
No AROM
n=771
AROM
n=192
No AROM
n=527
Maternal demographic characteristics
Maternal age (years) 24.0 ± 5.0 24.1 ± 5.0 24.0 ± 5.2 24.2 ± 5.1 24.0 ± 4.9 24.3 ± 5.1
BMI (kg/m2) 27.1 ± 6.8 28.1 ± 7.0 28.4 ± 7.5 28.0 ± 6.9 28.1 ± 7.3 28.2 ± 6.9
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic Black 115 (28.6) 322 (29.7) 64 (25.5) 242 (31.4) 67 (34.9) 164 (31.1)
 Non-Hispanic White 176 (43.8) 393 (36.2) 94 (37.5) 279 (36.2) 87 (45.3) 171 (32.4)
 Other 19 (4.7) 42 (3.9) 11 (4.4) 26 (3.4) 6 (3.1) 19 (3.6)
 Hispanic 92 (22.9) 329 (30.3) 82 (32.7) 224 (29.1) 32 (16.7) 173 (32.8)
Private insurance 166 (41.4) 385 (35.5) 93 (37.1) 272 (35.3) 74 (38.5) 177 (33.6)
Married 239 (59.5) 558 (51.4) 133 (53.0) 391 (50.7) 96 (50.0) 266 (50.5)
Tobacco use 41 (10.2) 106 (9.8) 25 (10.0) 76 (9.9) 23 (12.0) 51 (9.7)
Obstetric characteristics
Gestational hypertension or preeclampsia 76 (18.9) 179 (16.5) 36 (14.3) 134 (17.4) 33 (17.2) 92 (17.5)
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 39.7 ± 0.7 39.7 ± 0.7 39.6 ± 0.7 39.7 ± 0.7 39.7 ± 0.7 39.7 ± 0.6
Indication for induction
 Elective 266 (66.2) 791 (72.8) 185 (73.7) 558 (72.4) 128 (66.7) 394 (74.8)
 Postdates 59 (14.7) 120 (11.0) 28 (11.2) 87 (11.3) 25 (13.0) 58 (11.0)
 Fetal* 30 (7.5) 84 (7.7) 20 (8.0) 59 (7.7) 17 (8.9) 37 (7.0)
 Maternal 47 (11.7) 91 (8.4) 18 (7.2) 67 (8.7) 22 (11.5) 38 (7.2)
Modified Bishop score on admission 5 (4 – 6) 4 (3 – 5) 5 (4 – 6) 4 (2 – 5) 4 (3 – 5) 4 (2 – 5)
Cervical dilation on admission (cm) 1 (1 – 2) 1 (0.5 – 2) 1 (1 – 2) 1 (0 – 2) 1 (0.5 – 2) 1 (0 – 1.5)
Foley balloon for cervical ripening 212 (52.7) 725 (66.8) 150 (59.8) 540 (70.0) 136 (70.8) 377 (71.5)
Prostaglandins for cervical ripening 154 (38.3) 412 (37.9) 86 (34.3) 295 (38.3) 58 (30.2) 209 (39.7)
Hours from start of oxytocin to membrane rupture 4.9 ± 0.6 11.9 ± 6.9 7.0 ± 0.5 13.9 ± 7.2 8.9 ± 0.6 16.2 ± 7.7
Epidural anesthesia 385 (95.8) 1028 (94.7) 242 (96.4) 728 (94.4) 183 (95.3) 495 (93.9)
Neonatal characteristics
Male neonate 185 (46.0) 547 (50.4) 131 (52.2) 387 (50.2) 93 (48.4) 269 (51.0)
Birthweight (grams) 3362 ± 397 3382 ± 399 3377 ± 397 3388 ± 404 3360 ± 391 3404 ± 410

Data presented as n (%), mean +/− standard deviation, or median (IQR).

Note: Bolded values represent statistical significance defined as p<0.05.

*

Fetal indications include intrauterine growth restriction, oligohydramnios, non-reassuring fetal status, and macrosomia.

Maternal indications include abruption, gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, and chorioamnionitis.

Number of missing values: BMI (n=16), insurance (n=1), modified Bishop score (n=211), cervical dilation on admission (n=147).