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).