Table 1.
The configuration of the main variables of the study
| Variables | Results (%) |
|---|---|
| Marital status | |
| Married | 97.5 |
| Unmarried | 1.8 |
| Unmarried with a partner | 0.3 |
| Missing data | 0.4 |
| Age (years) | |
| 31–40 | 60.6 |
| Week of labor | |
| 39–40 | 31.6 |
| 38–39 | 24 |
| 40–41 | 25 |
| Method of delivery | |
| NSVD | 80.6 |
| VBAC | 9.8 |
| CS | 4.4 |
| Vaginal birth with ventouse | 4.7 |
| Missing data | 0.5 |
| Type of childbirth | |
| Birth center | 32 |
| Hospital | 17.4 |
| Hospital like home | 9.5 |
| Birth in water | 7.1 |
| Forceps | 4.8 |
| Home birth | 25.9 |
| Missing data | 3.3 |
| Birth duration (min) | |
| 121–480 | 66.6 |
| 0–120 | 16.2 |
| 481–720 | 10.7 |
| >721 | 6.5 |
| Onset of labour | |
| Spontaneous onset of labour | 95.6 |
| Induced labour | 1.8 |
| Missing data | 2.6 |
| Placental expulsion | |
| Automatic | 90.5 |
| Placenta | |
| Intact | 98.8 |
| Fragmented | 1.2 |
| Perineum | |
| Intact perineum | 39.4 |
| Needed episiotomy | 12.3 |
| 1st degree tear | 23 |
| 2nd degree tear | 9.4 |
| Frenulum rupture | 10.7 |
| Analgesia | |
| Epidural analgesia | 29 |
| Water and movement | 18.1 |
| Water | 15.5 |
| Homeopathy | 14.8 |
| Combination of water /massage /breathing etc. | 10.3 |
| Sex of babies | |
| Boys | 50.4 |
| Girls | 40.1 |
| Twins | 9.5 |
| Weight of babies (g) | |
| 3000–3500 | 47.1 |
| 3500–4000 | 23.3 |
| 2500–3500 | 20.7 |
| >4000 | 6.1 |
| 1500–2500 | 2.7 |
| Apgar score (at 1min) | |
| 07–Oct | 98.9 |