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Table 2 Experience of labor induction according to the method used (cervical ripening versus oxytocin and/or amniotomy)

From: Methods of induction of labor and women’s experience: a population-based cohort study with mediation analyses

Experience of labor induction

Cervical ripening

N = 910

N(%)

Oxytocin and/or amniotomy

N = 541

N(%)

Labor went quite normally

558 (62.1)

438 (81.3)

Labor proceeded just about as expected

405 (44.9)

352 (65.4)

Length of labor was acceptable

530 (59.2)

444 (83.0)

Delivery proceeded exactly as expected

413 (45.9)

341 (63.6)

Absence of vaginal discomfort during the induction

450 (50.2)

364 (67.7)

Maximum pain perceived, numeric scale < 8/10

252 (28.8)

247 (47.1)

Globally satisfied about the induction

626 (69.6)

445 (83.0)

If labor had to be induced again, the same method would be liked

615 (58.9)

432 (86.5)