Research Article
Is Generalized Maternal Optimism or Pessimism During Pregnancy Associated with Unplanned Cesarean Section Deliveries in China?
Table 3
Postdelivery data retrieved from the medical record regarding pregnancy and delivery ().
| | Variable | Mean (Ā± SD) |
| | Number of weeks pregnant at delivery | 39.6 (Ā± 1.2) |
| | Labor duration (vaginal deliveries only) | 8.96āhrs (Ā± 4.3) | | Range: 1.0ā20.8 hours |
| | Mean birthweight (grams) | 3406.2 (Ā± 416.3) |
| | N (Percent) |
| | Percent w/live Birth | 141 (100) |
| | Percent w/Apgar <10 | 1 minute: 6 (4.3) | | 5 minute: 1 (0.7) | | Missingā=ā1 |
| | Birth types | Vaginal 81/141 (57.4) | | āEpisiotomy 61/81 (75. 3) | | āForceps 16/81 (19.7) | | Cesarean 67/141 (47.5) | | āPlanned 41/67 (61.2) | | āEmergency 25/67 (37.3) | | āAfter TOL 11/67 (16.4) | | Both 7/141 (5.0) |
| | Most common pregnancy complications | Anemia 26 (18.4) | | Gestational diabetes 13 (9.2) | | Elderly primigravida 9 (6.4) | | IntraUterine Infection 8 (5.7) | | Macrosomia 8 (5.7) | |
| | Most common delivery/birth complications | Fetal Distress 58 (41.1) | | Preterm Mem. rupture 36 (25.5) | | Umbilical cord 24 (17.0) | | Delayed labor 10 (7.1) | | Hemorrhage 5 (3.5) | | Preeclampsia 5 (3.5) | | Preterm labor 2 (1.4) |
| | Number of delivery complications | 0 complications: 45 (31.9) | | 1 of the above: 61 (43.3) | | 2 of the above: 29 (20.6) | | 3+ of the above: 6 (4.3) |
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