Demographic and medical characteristics | Low (<85) (n = 38) | High (85 or more) (n = 9) | P-value* |
Maternal age (years) mean (SD) | 32.9 (4.5) | 27.6 (3.7) | 0.002* |
Parity Primiparae n (%) Multiparae n (%) | 18 (47.4) 20 (52.6) | 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1) | 0.024* |
Smoking in pregnancy n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) |
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Antenatal education n (%) | 20 (52.6) | 7 (77.8) | 0.170 |
Mode of delivery Spontaneous vaginal n (%) Instrumental vaginal n (%) | 36 (94.7) 2 (5.3) | 9 (100.0) 0 (0.0) |
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Induction of labor n (%) | 17 (44.7) | 7 (77.8) | 0.075 |
Episiotomy n (%) | 29 (76.3) | 8 (88.9) | 0.407 |