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Outcome variables of deliveries among 383 women with PGP during pregnancy |
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| Outcomes |
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| Standard group (n = 129) |
Acupuncture group (n = 124) |
Stabilising exercise group (n = 130) |
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| Mean gestation week at delivery± |
39.5 (1.6) |
39.2 (1.7) |
39.7 (1.6) |
| Gestation week at delivery (min-max) |
27–43 |
34–43 |
34–43 |
| Induction of labour§ |
7 (5.4) |
15 (12) |
12 (9.2) |
| Spontaneous contractions§ |
113 (87.6) |
103 (83.1) |
112 (86.1) |
| Established contractions to delivery, hours± |
7.7 (8) |
6.4 (5) |
6.2 (4) |
| Use of oxytocin§ |
33(25.6) |
37 (29.8) |
31 (23.80) |
| Spontaneous delivery§ |
107 (82.9) |
93 (75) |
106 (81.5) |
| Preterm delivery (<37 gestation weeks) § |
7 (5.4) |
5 (4.0) |
7 (5.4) |
| Duration of second stage of labour in minutes± |
31 (25) |
36 (35) |
32 (34) |
| Vaginal operative delivery§ |
3 (2.3) |
5 (4.0) |
3 (2.3) |
| Caesarean section§ |
16 (12.4) |
19 (15.3) |
18 (13.8) |
| Episiotomy§ |
8 (6.2) |
9 (7.31) |
6 (4.6) |
| Third or fourth degree tears§ |
5 (3.9) |
4 (3.2) |
3 (2.3) |
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§Numbers reported with percentage of group. ±Mean scores are reported with standard deviations. No significant differences were recorded between groups. | |||
Elden et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:34 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-34 |
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