Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 143 women included in the prospective cohort study.
Characteristics | Number (n = 143) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
≤ 25 | 22 | 15.4 |
26–30 | 45 | 31.5 |
31–35 | 52 | 36.4 |
≥ 36 | 24 | 16.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 99 | 69.2 |
Cohabiting | 37 | 25.9 |
Single | 2 | 1.4 |
Separated | 5 | 3.5 |
Number of previous pregnancies | ||
0 | 46 | 32.2 |
1 | 47 | 32.9 |
2 | 34 | 23.8 |
3 | 11 | 7.7 |
≥ 4 | 5 | 3.5 |
Parity | ||
0 | 65 | 45.5 |
1 | 53 | 37.1 |
2 | 22 | 15.4 |
3–4 | 3 | 2.1 |
Weeks of pregnancy at delivery | ||
≤ 37 | 13 | 9.1 |
38–39 | 80 | 55.9 |
≥ 40 | 50 | 35.0 |
Type of delivery | ||
Eutocic | 86 | 60.1 |
Instrumental | 38 | 26.6 |
Cesarean section | 19 | 13.3 |
Duration of delivery (hours) | ||
< 1 | 13 | 9.1 |
1–5 | 75 | 52.4 |
6–10 | 47 | 32.9 |
>10 | 8 | 5.6 |
Fetal stress during labor | ||
Yes | 11 | 8.0 |
No | 127 | 92.0 |
Unknown | 5 |