Table 6 Characteristics and labor and delivery outcome for the induction and non-induction groups among women presented with the diagnosis of oligohydramnios in pregnancies beyond 41 weeks of gestation at selected hospitals in Addis Ababa from May 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021
Induced labor (N = 107) | Spontaneous labor or elective CS (N = 35) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
< 35 | 100 (93.5%) | 32 (91.4%) | 0.71 |
≥ 35 | 7 (6.5%) | 3 (8.6%) | |
Place of living | |||
Rural | 22 (20.6%) | 11 (31.4%) | 0.25 |
Urban | 85 (79.4%) | 24 (68.6%) | |
Education | |||
No formal education | 12 (11.2%) | 5 (14.3%) | 0.1 |
Primary | 35 (32.7%) | 18 (51.4%) | |
Secondary | 33 (30.8%) | 9 (37.1%) | |
College | 27 (25.2%) | 3 (14.3%) | |
Occupation | |||
Housewife | 56 (52.3%) | 16 (45.7%) | 0.12 |
Farmer | 0 | 1 (2.9%) | |
Self employed | 26 (24.3%) | 13 (%) | |
Government employee | 25 (23.4%) | 5 (4%) | |
Parity | |||
Nulliparous | 57 (53.3%) | 11 (31.4) | 0.03 |
Parous | 50 (46.7%) | 24 (68.6%) | |
Gestational age | |||
41 weeks to 41 weeks 6 days | 66 (61.7%) | 25 (71.4%) | 0.31 |
≥ 42 weeks | 41 (39.3%) | 10 (29.6%) | |
Antepartum complication | 24 (22.4%) | 10 (28.6%) | 0.50 |
1st minute APGAR < 7 | 10 (9.3%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.29 |
Birth weight | |||
< 2500 | 2 (1.9%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.71 |
2500–3999 | 97 (90.7%) | 70 (85.7%) | |
≥ 4000 | 8 (7.5%) | 4 (11.4%) | |
NICU referral | 6 (5.6%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.51 |
Intrapartum and early neonatal death | 3 (2.8%) | 0 | 0.32 |
Adverse perinatal outcome | 17 (15.9%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.32 |
Adverse maternal outcome | 6 (5.6%) | 1 (2.9%) | 0.51 |