Table 2 Characteristics of labor, delivery and neonatal outcomes according to group.
From: Water aerobics in pregnancy: cardiovascular response, labor and neonatal outcomes
Variables | Water aerobics | Control | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Request for analgesia – n (%) | 9 (27.3) | 24 (64.9) | 0.004** |
Length of labor (min)a | 457.9 ± 249.6 | 428.9 ± 203.2 | 0.69* |
C-section – n (%) | 12 (36.4) | 17 (45.9) | 0.57** |
Birth weight (g) | 3222.2 ± 562.7 | 3312.7 ± 656.1 | 0.54* |
Apgar Score 1st minute ≥ 7 (%) | 97 | 94.6 | 0.54** |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39.2 ± 2.2 | 39.1 ± 1.6 | 0.73* |