Table 1.
Demographic, obstetric characteristics and neonatal outcomes of the patients included in the study.
| Characteristics | Experimental group (n = 30) | Control group (n = 30) | P |
| Age (years) | 31.47 ± 4.27 | 30.57 ± 3.95 | 0.401 |
| Body mass index(kg/m2) | 26.15 ± 2.30 | 25.06 ± 1.99 | 0.055 |
| Parity: n (%) | 0.190 | ||
| Nulliparous | 15 (50.0) | 20 (66.7) | |
| Multiparous | 15 (50.0) | 10 (33.3) | |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 39.64 ± 0.97 | 39.21 ± 1.09 | 0.112 |
| Delivery characteristics: n (%) | 1.000 | ||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 30 (100.0) | 29 (96.7) | |
| Forceps delivery | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Delivery position: n (%) | 1.000 | ||
| Lithotomy position | 28 (93.3) | 29 (96.7) | |
| Sitting position | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Lateral position | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | |
| Episiotomy performed: n (%) | 0.598 | ||
| Yes | 13 (43.3) | 11 (36.7) | |
| No | 17 (56.7) | 19 (63.3) | |
| Time of labor (min) | |||
| The first stage of labor | 385 (89–1,060) | 350 (70–1,135) | 0.535 |
| The second stage of labor | 31 (5–117) | 30 (1–146) | 0.701 |
| The third stage of labor | 5.00 (1–14) | 5 (1–15) | 0.629 |
| Neonatal outcomes | |||
| Apgar score at 1 min | 10 (8–10) | 10 (9–10) | 0.297 |
| Apgar score at 5 min | 10 (9–10) | 10 (10–10) | 0.317 |
| Birth weight (g) | 3,516.00 ± 494.98 | 3,300.67 ± 398.44 | 0.069 |