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Table 3 Effects of intervention on the events of labor and delivery, according to group

From: Support to woman by a companion of her choice during childbirth: a randomized controlled trial

Event

Support

(n = 105)

Control

(N = 107)

RR

(95% CI)

p value

Cervical dilation [median (range)]

    

   Amniotomy

5 (3–8)

5 (3–10)

-

0.958

   Oxytocin

4 (3–9)

4 (3–9)

-

0.653

   Analgesia

5 (3–10)

5 (3–10)

-

0.253

Functional Dystocia

    

   Absent

99

97

-

0.655

   Tachysystole

2

3

0.66 (0.11–3.87)

 

   Hypo/oligo-systole

4

7

0.58 (0.17–1.91)

 

Color of amniotic fluid

    

   Clear

91

80

-

0.020

   Meconium-stained

13

26

0.51 (0.28–0.94)

 

Fetal heart rate

    

   Unaltered

81

76

-

 

   Altered

24

31

1.18 (0.84–1.66)

0.309

Type of delivery

    

   Vaginal

94

95

-

 

   Caesarean

11

12

0.93 (0.43–2.02)

0.862

Time [median (range)]

    

   First stage of labor§ (h)

3.4 (1.2–15.5)

3.8 (1.4–11.8)

-

0.123

   Admission – amniotomy (h)

1.1 (0–6.9)

1.2 (0–9.0)

-

0.639

   Admission – analgesia (h)

1.7 (0.1–7.8)

1.8 (0.3–9.3)

-

0.283

   Second stage of labor§ (min)

18 (4.8 – 75)

16.2 (1.2–48)

-

0.368

   Analgesia – birth (h)

2.3 (0.1–14.6)

2.3 (0.1–8.6)

-

0.605

   Hospital admission – birth (h)

3.8 (1–16)

4.3 (1.3–12.2)

-

0.284

  1. Wilcoxon test, §Caesarean sections excluded, Chi-square test