Variable
Expectant management group (N = 603) Induction of labor group (N = 634)
P value
Sex no. (%)
Male Female 285 (47,3) 318 (52,7) 324 (51,1) 310 (48,9)
Birth weight (g) 0,001
Mean Range 3371,61g 2050g-4630g 3270,23g 2215g- 4600g
Apgar score at 5 min 0,317
Mean Range 9,85 0-10 9,91 6-10
Umbilical-cord- arterial pH 0,083
Mean Range 7,20 0-7,41 7,23 6,95-7,46
Stillbirth no. (%) 2 (0,3) 0 (0) 0,147
Required intervention no. (%)
357 (59,3)
184 (29)
0,000
NICU adminission no. (%) 143 (23,7) 65 (10,3) 0,000