Comparison of Nulliparas Undergoing Cesarean Section in First and Second Stages of Labour: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

	First stage of the labour	Second stage of the labour	P
	𝑛=1218	𝑛=171
Maternal age	22.3±4.8	23.1±5.2	NS
BMI	24.0±3.9	28.1±4.7	𝑃<0.05
Gestational age (weeks)	38.8±1.2	40.2±1.7	𝑃<0.05
Use of oxytocin	438 (%36)	92 (%54)	𝑃<0.05
Episiotomy	0 (%0)	3 (%1.8)

NS: not significant.