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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants (N = 42)

From: Oxytocin levels in low-risk primiparas following breast stimulation for spontaneous onset of labor: a quasi-experimental study

 

Intervention

Control

p-value

(n = 22)

(n = 20)

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

28.8

[3.8]

29.3

[3.7]

0.714

Gestational weeks

38.8

[0.4]

38.8

[0.5]

0.955

Living with partner

22

(100)

20

(100)

1.000

Married

22

(100)

20

(100)

1.000

Education ≥13 years

18

(81.8)

17

(85.0)

1.000

Due date confirmed by USG ≤ 12 gw

21

(95.5)

19

(95.0)

1.000

Fetal gender (boy)

12

(54.5)

13

(65.0)

0.491

Had contact with children

5

(22.7)

4

(20.0)

1.000

Taking medicine

6

(27.3)

5

(25.0)

0.867

Oral injury

1

(4.5)

0

0.0

1.000

Oxytocin receptor polymorphisms

 rs53576 (GG)

2

(9.5)

2

(11.8)

1.000

 rs2254298 (GG)

10

(47.6)

8

(47.0)

0.976

  1. p-value: using the two-tailed t-test, χ2 test, or Fisher’s exact test of comparisons between the intervention group and the control group
  2. [ ] shows standard deviation; ( ) shows %
  3. USG Ultrasonography