19 August 2022: Database Analysis
Use and Effects of Augmentation of Labor with Oxytocin: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Case-Control Study of 4350 Women in Warsaw, Poland, 2015–2020
Grażyna Bączek 1ACDEF* , Sylwia Rychlewicz 2BCF , Margareta Budner 3BF , Ilona Kowalska 4DF , Robert Gałązkowski 5D , Justyna Teliga-Czajkowska 1AEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.937557
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937557
Table 3 Intrapartum and neonatal factors and augmentation of labor.
| Variables | Study groupAugmentation of laborn=4382 | Control groupNo augmentation of laborn=25073 | Alln=29455 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBAC – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 273 (6.2) | 4119 (16.4) | 4392 (14.9) | |
| No | 4109 (93.8) | 20954 (83.6) | 25063 (85.1) | |
| Preinduction – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 125 (2.8) | 416 (1.7) | 541 (1.8) | |
| No | 4257 (97.2) | 24657 (98.3) | 28914 (98.2) | |
| Epidural analgesia – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 2810 (64.1) | 5719 (22.8) | 8529 (29.0) | |
| No | 1572 (35.9) | 19354 (77.2) | 20926 (71.0) | |
| Perineal laceration – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 876 (20.0) | 6450 (25.7) | 7326 (24.9) | |
| No | 3506 (80.0) | 18623 (74.3) | 22129 (75.1) | |
| Episiotomy – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 2012 (45.9) | 4465 (17.8) | 6477 (22.0) | |
| No | 2370 (54.1) | 20608 (82.2) | 22978 (78.0) | |
| Family birth – n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 1443 (32.9) | 6588 (26.3) | 8031 (27.3) | |
| No | 2939 (67.1) | 18485 (73.7) | 21424 (72.7) | |
| Type of delivery – n (%) | ||||
| Physiological | 3470 (79.2) | 17467 (69.7) | 20937 (71.1) | |
| C-section | 650 (14.8) | 7242 (28.2) | 7892 (26.8) | |
| Operative | 262 (6.0) | 364 (1.1) | 626 (2.1) | |
| Duration of 1 stage [min] – M (SD) | 376.9 (156.9) | 270.1 (126.8) | 288.8 (138.6) | |
| Duration of 2 stage [min] – M (SD) | 35.9 (19.5) | 23.7 (16.8) | 25.7 (17.8) | |
| Duration of 3 stage [min] – M (SD) | 11.3 (3.0) | 11.1 (3.6) | 11.1 (3.7) | 0.063 |
| Duration of delivery [min] – M (SD) | 384.4 (200.9) | 233.8 (172.9) | 257.0 (185.8) | |
| Blood loss [ml] – M (SD) | 415.7 (100.7) | 414.2 (97.0) | 414.4 (98.4) | 0.046 |
| Apgar 1′ – n (%) | ||||
| >7 | 159 (3.6) | 355 (1.4) | 514 (1.8) | |
| ≤7 | 4223 (96.4) | 24718 (98.6) | 28941 (98.2) | |
| Apgar 5′ – n (%) | ||||
| >7 | 25 (0.6) | 53 (0.2) | 78 (0.3) | |
| ≤7 | 4357 (99.4) | 25020 (99.8) | 29377 (99.7) | |
| Birth weight M (SD) | 3521.4 (392.6) | 3504.4 (412.6) | 3506.9 (409.7) | 0.005 |
| Length – M (SD) | 54.9 (2.4) | 54.8 (2.4) | 54.8 (2.4) | 0.010 |
| SD – standard deviation; VBAC – vaginal birth after cesarean. | ||||