Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
| Control (n = 31) | Intervention (n = 29) | Total (n = 60) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 33.80 (5.04) | 33.31 (4.31) | 33.57 (4.67) | |
| Mean BMI (SD) | 23.54 (3.87) | 24.07 (3.74) | 23.80 (3.79) | |
| Education n (%) |
Primary school | 2/31 (6.45) | 3/29 (10.34) | 5/60 (8.33) |
| Secondary school | 4/31 (12.90) | 2/29 (6.90) | 6/60 (10.00) | |
| Apprenticeship | 7/31 (22.58) | 4/29 (13.79) | 11/60 (18.33) | |
| University | 18/31 (58.67) | 20/29 (68.97) | 38/60 (63.33) | |
| Tobacco use n (%) | 4/31 (12.90) | 3/29 (10.34) | 7/60 (11.67) | |
| Diabetes 1 n (%) | 0/31 (0.00) | 4/29 (13.79) | 4/60 (6.67) | |
| Gestation n (%) | 1st | 13/31 (41.94) | 12/29 (41.38) | 25/60 (41.67) |
| ≥2 | 18/31 (58.06) | 17/29 (58.62) | 35/60 (58.33) | |
| Parity n (%) | 1st | 17/31 (54.84) | 14/29 (48.28) | 31/60 (51.67) |
| ≥2 | 14/31 (45.16) | 15/29 (51.72) | 29/60 (48.33) | |
| Personal treatment 2 n (%) | 4/31 (87.10) | 4/29 (86.21) | 8/60 (13.33) | |
| Mode of birth n (%) |
Spontaneous 3 | 23/31 (74.19) | 22/29 (75.86) | 45/60 (75.00) |
| Instrumental 4 | 8/31 (25.81) | 7/29 (24.14) | 15/60 (25.00) | |
| Anesthesia n (%) |
Epidural | 25/31 (80.65) | 19/29 (65.52) | 44/60 (73.33) |
| Local | 6/31 (19.35) | 10/29 (34.48) | 16/60 (26.67) | |
| Perineal tears n (%) |
1st degree | 12/31 (38.71) | 13/29 (44.83 | 25/60 (41.67) |
| 2nd degree | 15/31 (48.39) | 10/29 (34.48) | 25/60 (41.67) | |
| Episiotomy | 4/31 (12.90) | 6/29 (20.69) | 10 /60 (16.67) | |
| Grazes n (%) | 11/31 (35.48) | 10/29 (34.48) | 21/60 (35.00) | |
| Mean neonate weight gr (SD) | 3285 (570) | 3357 (350) | 3320 (474) | |
1 Limited to gestational diabetes. 2 Anti-asthmatics, thyroid hormones, and anti-epileptics. 3 Vaginal childbirth without vacuum or forceps. 4 Vaginal childbirth using vacuum or forceps.