Table 4 Delivery outcomes and negative effects (N = 42)
| Â | Intervention | Control | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 22) | (n = 20) | ||||
n | % | n | % | ||
Gestational weeks at delivery | 40.0 | [0.7] | 40.0 | [0.7] | 0.771 |
Spontaneous onset of labor | 18 | (81.8) | 16 | (80.0) | 1.000 |
Induced labor | 4 | (18.2) | 4 | (20.0) | |
Onset of labor within 72 h after and within intervention | 5 | (22.7) | 6 | (30.0) | 0.734 |
Mode of delivery | |||||
 Vaginal delivery | 20 | (90.9) | 16 | (80.0) | 0.489 |
 Instrumental delivery | 2 | (9.1) | 3 | (15.0) | |
 Cesarean section | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.0) | |
Weak uterine contractions | 5 | (22.7) | 8 | (40.0) | 0.320 |
Labor augmentation | 3 | (13.6) | 7 | (35.0) | 0.214 |
No synthetic oxytocin used during labor | 7 | (31.8) | 11 | (55.0) | 0.212 |
Duration from intervention to delivery in patients who completed 3 days without induction of labor (Intervention, n = 13; Control, n = 12). | |||||
 First stage (minutes) | 734 | [497.1] | 816 | [663.9] | 0.650 |
 Second stage (minutes) | 118 | [179.0] | 153 | [241.4] | 0.599 |
 Third stage (minutes) | 4 | [2.9] | 3 | [1.4] | 0.052 |
 Duration of labor (hours) | 14.2 | [8.6] | 16.9 | [12.4] | 0.441 |
Premature rupture of membranes | 5 | (22.7) | 3 | (15.0) | 0.700 |
Uterine hyperstimulation | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | – |
Bleeding | |||||
 Within the 2 h after birth (g): M [SD] | 47 | [22.2] | 60 | [39.4] | 0.208 |
 Total bleeding volume (g): M [SD] | 317 | [184.1] | 450 | [270.2] | 0.074 |
 Postpartum hemorrhage | 3 | (13.6) | 7 | (35.0) | 0.152 |
Apgar Score at 1 min (<  7) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (5.0) | 0.476 |
Apgar Score at 5 min (<  7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | – |
Birth weight (in grams) | 3090 | [287] | 3077 | [277] | 0.881 |
NICU admission immediately after birth | 1 | (4.5) | 1 | (5.0) | 1.000 |
Meconium-stained liquor (≥ 2+) | 1 | (4.5) | 4 | (20.0) | 0.174 |
Stillbirth | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | – |