Outcomes and Associated Factors of Induction of Labor in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Obstetric and induction characteristics of women who delivered by induction of labor at East Gojjam zone public hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 411).
Variables
Categories
Successful labor induction
Total n (%)
Yes n (%)
No n (%)
Gravidity
Primigravida
143 (34.8)
74 (18.0)
217 (52.8)
Multigravida
146 (35.5)
48 (11.7)
194 (47.2)
Parity
Primiparous
157 (38.2)
76 (18.5)
233 (56.7)
Multipara
132 (32.1)
46 (11.2)
178 (43.3)
Gestational age at induction
<36+6 weeks
80 (19.5)
13 (3.1)
93 (22.6)
37–41+6 weeks
115 (28.0)
57 (13.8)
172 (41.8)
≥42 weeks
90 (21.9)
50 (12.2)
140 (34.1)
Unknown LMP
4 (1.0)
2 (0.5)
6 (1.5)
ANC
Yes
153 (37.2)
83 (20.2)
236 (57.4)
No
136 (33.1)
39 (9.5)
175 (42.6)
Indications for induction
Postterm pregnancy
81 (19.7)
48 (11.7)
129 (31.4)
Prelabor rupture of membranes
58 (14.1)
43 (10.5)
101 (24.6)
Intrauterine fetal death
48 (11.7)
4 (1.0)
52 (12.7)
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
79 (19.2)
22 (5.4)
101 (24.6)
Others
23 (5.6)
5 (1.2)
20 (6.8)
Membrane rupture before induction
Yes
70 (17.0)
46 (11.2)
116 (28.2)
No
219 (53.5)
76 (18.3)
295 (71.8)
Method of induction
Oxytocin alone
58 (14.2)
50 (12.1)
108 (26.3)
Oxytocin with cervical ripening
231 (56.2)
72 (17.5)
303 (73.7)
Bishop score
≥9
33 (8.0)
8 (2.0)
41 (10.0)
5–8
183 (44.5)
43 (10.5)
226 (55.0)
<4
73 (17.8)
71 (17.2)
144 (35.0)
NB: Others : antenatal hemorrhage, spinal bifida, amniotic fluid disorders, hydrocephaly, and anencephaly; LMP: last menstrual period.
