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Table 5 Obstetric and neonatal outcomes

From: Acupuncture with manual and electrical stimulation for labour pain: a longitudinal randomised controlled trial

 

MA

EA

SC

MA vs. SC1

EA vs. SC1

EA vs. MA1

 

n = 83

n = 87

n = 83

   

Obstetric outcomes

      

Mode of delivery (%)

   

OR (CI) 2

OR (CI) 2

OR (CI) 3

 Normal vaginal

74.7

74.7

74.7

0.97 (0.46-2.02)

0.94 (0.46-1.91)

0.97 (0.48-1.99)

 Instrumental vaginal

16.9

19.5

12.0

1.52 (0.61-3.81)

1.93 (0.81-4.63)

1.27 (0.56-2.87)

 Caesarean

8.4

5.7

13.3

0.64 (0.23-1.79)

0.41 (0.14-1.26)

0.65 (0.20-2.14)

Estimated blood loss >1000 ml (%)

4.8

2.3

12.2

0.36 (0.10-1.23)

0.14 (0.30-0.69)

0.40 (0.70-2.27)

Augmentation of labour (%)

63.9

54.7

60.5

1.19 (0.62-2.3)

0.81 (0.43-1.51)

0.68 (0.36-1.28)

Perineal trauma, third and fourth degree (%)

5.3

4.9

5.6

1.19 (0.28-5.16)

0.92 (0.21-3.92)

0.77 (0.18-3.29)

    

HR (CI 2 )

HR (CI) 2

HR (CI)

Duration of labour (minutes) mean(SD)

619 (378)

500 (319)

615 (398)

1.03 (0.75-1.41)

1.44 (1.06-1.97)

1.41 (1.03-1.91)

Infant

   

OR (CI) 2

OR(CI) 2

OR (CI) 3

Transferred to neonatal clinic (%)

3.6

11.5

4.9

0.91 (0.19-4.31)

2.82 (0.82-9.68)

3.11 (0.81-11.98)

    

p

p

p

Apgar score less than 7 at 5 min (%)

1.2

2.3

0

1.00

0.68

0.69

Cord arterial pH mean (SD)

7.3 (0.7)

7.2 (0.7)

7.3 (0.8)

1.00

0.52

0.45

Cord venous pH mean (SD)

7.3 (0.7)

7.3 (0.8)

7.3 (0.6)

1.00

0.68

0.69

  1. 1Analysed by appropriate method (see Methods) and adjusted for age and education. SC = Standard Care MA = manual acupuncture EA = Electro-acupuncture OR = Odds Ratio CI = 95% Confidence interval SD = Standard Deviation HR = Hazard Ratio 2SC is reference 3MA is reference.