Table 2 Duration of labor and childbirth experience in primiparous and multiparous women.
From: Maternal childbirth experience and time in labor: a population-based cohort study
Total study-population n | VAS 1–3 (negative childbirth experience) n (%) | VAS 4–7 (intermediate childbirth experience) n (%) | VAS 8–10 (positive childbirth experience n (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primiparous women | 10,730 | |||||
Total active labor | ||||||
Median (h) | 9.17 | 11.70 | 9.95 | 8.48 | < 0.001* | |
Percentiles | hours | |||||
< 10 | < 3.82 | 1056 | 32 (4.3) | 272 (8.5) | 752 (11.1) | |
10–90 | 8600 | 555 (74.3) | 2542 (79.1) | 5503 (81.3) | ||
> 90 | > 17.22 | 1074 | 160 (21.4) | 398 (12.4) | 516 (7.6) | |
< 25 | < 5.87 | 2695 | 111 (14.9) | 708 (22.0) | 1876 (27.7) | |
25–75 | 5348 | 327 (43.8) | 1554 (48.4) | 3467 (51.2) | ||
> 75 | > 13.02 | 2687 | 309 (41.4) | 950 (29.6) | 1428 (21.1) | |
Time categories | ||||||
< 12 h | 388 (51.9) | 2066 (64.3) | 4982 (73.6) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 12 h | 359 (48.1) | 1146 (35.7) | 1789 (26.4) | |||
Active phase in first stage of labor | ||||||
Median [IQR] (h) | 8.08 [6.73] | 10.48 [7.32] | 8.83 [7.07] | 7.67 [6.42] | < 0.001* | |
< 10 h | 269 (47.0) | 1622 (57.9) | 4126 (66.3) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 10 h | 303 (53.0) | 1177 (42.1) | 2094 (33.7) | |||
Pushing phase | ||||||
Median [IQR] (min) | 33.00 [29.00] | 36.00 [34.00] | 34.00 [30.00] | 32.00 [29.00] | < 0.001* | |
< 60 min | 440 (76.9) | 2293 (81.9) | 5260 (84.6) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 60 min | 132 (23.1) | 507 (18.1) | 955 (15.4) | |||
Multiparous women | 15,477 | |||||
Total active labor | ||||||
Median (h) | 3.83 | 4.98 | 4.20 | 3.72 | < 0.001* | |
Percentiles | hours | |||||
< 10 | < 1.43 | 1449 | 34 (6.4) | 278 (8.1) | 1137 (9.9) | |
10–90 | 12,486 | 393 (73.3) | 2708 (78.7) | 9385 (81.6) | ||
> 90 | > 9.20 | 1542 | 106 (19.9) | 454 (13.2) | 982 (8.5) | |
< 25 | < 2.32 | 3820 | 95 (17.8) | 757 (22.0) | 2968 (25.8) | |
25–75 | 7816 | 235 (44.1) | 1654 (48.1) | 5927 (51.5) | ||
> 75 | > 6.18 | 3841 | 203 (38.1) | 1029 (29.9) | 2609 (22.7) | |
Time categories | ||||||
< 6 h | 320 (60.0) | 2346 (68.2) | 8716 (75.8) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 6 h | 213 (40.0) | 1094 (31.8) | 2788 (24.2) | |||
Active phase in first stage of labor | ||||||
Median [IQR] (h) | 3.52 [3.70] | 4.30 [4.68] | 3.82[4.11] | 3.47 [3.57] | < 0.001* | |
< 5 h | 265 (58.1) | 1961 (63.4) | 7407 (69.3) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 5 h | 191 (41.9) | 1134 (36.6) | 3275 (30.7) | |||
Pushing phase | ||||||
Median [IQR] (min) | 11.00 [13.00] | 14.00 [19.00] | 12.00 [15.00] | 11.00 [13.00] | < 0.001* | |
< 30 min | 362 (79.2) | 2626 (84.9) | 9572 (89.6) | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 30 min | 95 (20.8) | 468 (15.1) | 1113 (10.4) | |||
