TABLE 6. The Dublin trial Apgar scores and labour duration.
|
Auscultation |
Monitoring |
Auscultation + neurological examination |
Monitoring + neurological examination |
|
|
(n=2 362) |
(n=2 362) |
(n=135) |
(n=135) |
|
|
Apgar 1 min. |
8.8 ± 1.0 |
8.7 ± 1.0 |
7.6 ± 2.4 |
7.6 ± 2.1 |
|
Apgar 5 min. |
9.1 ± 0.6 |
9.1 ± 0.6 |
8.7 ± 1.1 |
8.7 ± 1.2 |
|
Length of labour |
3.5 ± 2.6 |
4.2 ± 2.6 |
3.7 ± 2.8 |
4.9 ± 3.1 |
Source: Ellison et al. (3).
Edited by Aldo Campana,