Characteristics | Phase-1 (N = 195) | P1 | Phase-2 (N = 279) | P2 | Phase-3 (N = 256) | P3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 23 ± 4.0 | 0.040 | 24 ± 5.0 | 0.328 | 23 ± 5.0 | 0.306 |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39 ± 1.5 | 0.333 | 39 ± 1.6 | 0.099 | 39 ± 2.0 | 0.022 |
BMI4 | ||||||
< 18.5 | – | – | – | |||
18.5–24.99 | 46 (23.6) | 0.543 | 67 (24.0) | 0.171 | 49 (19.1) | 0.471 |
25–29.99 | 99 (50.8) | 131 (47.0) | 141 (55.1) | |||
≥ 30 | 45 (23.1) | 77 (27.6) | 64 (25.0) | |||
Missing | 5 (2.6) | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | |||
Method of vaginal birth | ||||||
Spontaneous | 184 (94.4) | 0.166 | 253 (90.7) | 0.146 | 241 (94.1) | > 0.999 |
Vacuum | 11 (5.6) | 26 (9.3) | 15 (5.9) | |||
Fetal presentation | ||||||
Cephalic | 193 (99.0) | > 0.999 | 277 (99.3) | 0.433 | 252 (98.4) | 0.703 |
Breech | 1 (0.5) | > 0.999 | 2 (0.7) | 0.433 | 4 (1.6) | 0.395 |
Occiput posterior | 1 (0.5) | 0.411 | – | 0.433 | – | 0.432 |
Onset of labor | ||||||
Spontaneous | 161 (82.6) | 0.447 | 222 (79.6) | 0.040 | 221 (86.3) | 0.292 |
Induced | 34 (17.4) | 57 (20.4) | 35 (13.7) | |||
Second stage duration (minutes) | ||||||
< 30 | 104 (53.3) | < 0.001 | 94 (33.7) | 0.174 | 105 (41.0) | 0.009 |
30–59 | 62 (31.8) | 78 (28.0) | 81 (31.6) | |||
≥ 60 | 22 (11.3) | 72 (25.8) | 53 (20.7) | |||
Missing | 7 (3.6) | 35 (12.5) | 17 (6.6) | |||
Birthweight (grams) | ||||||
< 3000 | 53 (27.2) | 0.317 | 93 (33.3) | 0.161 | 84 (32.8) | 0.102 |
3000–4399 | 85 (43.6) | 118 (42.3) | 121 (47.3) | |||
3500–3999 | 47 (24.1) | 51 (18.3) | 45 (17.6) | |||
≥ 4000 | 10 (5.1) | 17 (6.1) | 6 (2.3) | |||
Intact Perineum | 35 (18.0) | 0.057 | 71 (25.4) | 0.023 | 89 (34.8) | < 0.001 |
Episiotomy | 126 (64.6) | 0.011 | 147 (52.7) | 0.002 | 101 (39.5) | < 0.001 |
First degree tear | 17 (8.7) | 0.751 | 27 (9.7) | 0.334 | 32 (12.5) | 0.224 |
Second degree tear | 31 (15.9) | 0.396 | 53 (19.0) | 0.018 | 71 (27.7) | 0.003 |
OASIS5 | 31 (15.9) | 0.346 | 35 (12.5) | 0.028 | 17 (6.6) | 0.002 |