Variables | Intervention (n = 210) | Control (n = 210) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Pregnancy number (median) | 4 | 4 | 0.920* |
Past cesarean (median) | 1 | 2 | 0.477* |
Gestational age (weeks) | 39 | 38 | 0.993* |
Duration of C-section (min) | 47.3 | 45.9 | 0.561* |
BMI (kg/m2) | 33.2 | 32.8 | 0.083* |
Past surgery history | |||
Cesarean | 146 (69.5) | 157 (74.8) | 0.166** |
Appendectomy | 7 (3.3) | 4 (1.9) | 0.781** |
Cholecystectomy | 3 (1.4) | 4 (1.9) | 0.210** |
Laparoscopy | 11 (5.2) | 9 (4.3) | 0.410** |
Ovarian cystectomy | 6 (2.9) | 6 (2.9) | 0.089** |
Curettage | 7 (3.3) | 2 (1.0) | 0.311** |
Colporrhaphy | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.4) | 0.095** |
No surgical history | 28 (13.4) | 25 (11.9) | 0.510** |
Underlying disease | |||
Gestational diabetes | 15 (7.1) | 19 (9.0) | 0.177** |
Epilepsy | 4 (1.9) | 5 (2.4) | 0.981** |
Gestational hypertension | 9 (4.3) | 8 (3.8) | 0.870** |
Thyroid disorders | 11 (5.2) | 16 (7.6) | 0.561** |
Asthma | 5 (2.4) | 10 (4.8) | 0.210** |
Anemia | 7 (3.3) | 7 (3.3) | 0.957** |
Pre-eclampsia | 4 (1.9) | 6 (2.9) | 0.751** |
No underlying disease | 155 (73.8) | 139 (66.2) | 0.321** |
Medications | |||
Enoxaparin | 8 (3.8) | 7 (3.3) | 0.138** |
Methyldopa | 6 (2.9) | 10 (4.8) | 0.510** |
Levothyroxine | 11 (5.2) | 16 (7.6) | 0.091** |
Ferrous sulfate | 7 (3.3) | 7 (3.3) | 0.581** |
Metformin | 4 (1.9) | 4 (1.9) | 0.134** |
Other | 67 (31.9) | 58 (27.6) | 0.0881** |
No drug | 109 (51.9) | 103 (49.0) | 0.671** |
Cesarean section indication | |||
Past C-section | 114 (54.3) | 107 (51.0) | 0.311** |
Fetal distress | 17 (8.1) | 17 (8.1) | 0.410** |
Multiple pregnancies | 12 (6.2) | 9 (4.3) | 0.870** |
Elective | 2 (1.0) | 4 (1.9) | 0.651** |
Prolonged first stage of labour | 12 (6.2) | 10 (5.2) | 0.810** |
Prolonged second stage of labour | 5 (2.4) | 5 92.4) | 0.079** |
Not responding to induction | 11 (5.2) | 11 (5.2) | 0.095** |
Breech presentation | 6 (2.9) | 13 (6.2) | 0.310** |
Pre-eclampsia | 4 (1.9) | 4 (1.9) | 0.417** |
CPD | 5 (2.4) | 3 (1.4) | 0.639** |
Macrosomia | 9 (4.3) | 6 (2.9) | 0.061** |
Hydrocephalic | 5 (2.4) | 3 (3.4) | 0.123** |
IUGR | 4 (1.9) | 3 (1.4) | 0.077** |
Placenta Previa | 4 (1.9) | 4 (1.9) | 0.271** |