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Table 2 fVBAC subgroups - delivery characteristics

From: Timing of cesarean and its impact on labor duration and genital tract trauma at the first subsequent vaginal birth: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

fVBAC-PL

fVBAC-AL

p-value

n = 177

n = 31

Age [years]; mean ± SD

31.8 ± 4.1

31.9 ± 3.3

.988a

BMI; mean ± SD

29.5 ± 5.7

28.2 ± 3.0

.570a

Gestational age [weeks]; mean ± SD

39.7 ± 1.3

39.4 ± 1.3

.218a

Birthweight [g]; mean ± SD

3295.5 ± 408.4

3258.7 ± 269.3

.637a

1st stage duration [min]; mean ± SD

296.0 ± 132.7

230.0 ± 104.2

.007a

2nd stage duration [min]; mean ± SD

20.9 ± 15.8

22.5 ± 18.3

.806a

Instrumental delivery; n (%)

6 (3.4)

2 (6.5)

.340b

Estimated blood loss [ml]; mean ± SD

388.7 ± 166.0

433.9 ± 194.7

.077a

Labor induction; n (%)

1 (0.6)

1 (3.2)

.277b

Oxytocin use for labor augmentation; n(%)

76 (42.9)

11 (35.5)

.555b

  1. fVBAC-PL first vaginal birth after pre-labor cesarean
  2. fVBAC-AL first vaginal birth after advanced labor cesarean
  3. a non-parametric ANOVA (2-sample Wilcoxon test)
  4. bFisher’s exact test