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Table 2 Population characteristics during the study period

From: Does induction of labor without a medical indication explain the overall increase in the induction rate: an observational study before and after the ARRIVE trial

 

TOTAL

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Total of induction of labor

9523

23.3

993

19.3

1086

22.0

1099

21.3

1135

21.8

1254

24.2

1314

25.3

1238

25.2

1404

27.4

Maternal age (y)

33

+/- 7.3

32.8

+/- 6.9

33,2

+/- 6.9

32,7

+/- 7.0

32,8

+/- 7.0

33,2

+/- 6.9

33.3

+/- 6.8

33.3

+/- 6.9

32.9

+/- 6.8

Prepregnancy BMI

23,8

+/- 7.5

24

+/- 5.2

23,7

+/- 5.2

23,6

+/- 5.2

24,3

+/- 5.1

23,6

+/- 5.0

23.5

+/- 5.0

24,0

+/- 5.1

23.8

+/- 5.0

Country of birth

                  

Metropolitan France

4766

50

462

46.5

510

47.0

535

48.7

534

47.0

617

49.2

683

52.0

635

51.3

790

56.3

Other

4757

50

531

53.4

576

53.1

564

51.3

601

52.9

637

50.8

631

48.1

603

48.7

614

43.8

Hypertension

174

1.8

11

1.1

18

1.7

25

2.3

26

2.3

28

2.2

24

1.8

22

1.8

20

1.4

Diabetes

234

2.5

22

2.2

26

2.4

25

2.3

30

2.6

33

2.6

34

2.6

36

2.9

28

2.0

Primiparous

5664

59.5

604

60.8

666

61.3

697

63.4

686

60.4

762

60.8

767

58.4

703

56.8

779

55.5

Pregnancy obtained by HAR

1127

11.8

98

9.9

134

12.3

109

9.9

134

11.8

181

14.4

163

12.4

154

12.4

154

11.0

Gestational age at delivery

39.4

+/- 1.9

39.5

+/-1.9

39,5

+/ 1.7

39,3

+/ 1.9

39.4

+/ 1.9

39.3

+/ 1.9

39,3

+/ 1.9

39.2

+/ 1.9

39.4

+/ 1.9

Mode of delivery

                  

Spontaneous vaginal delivery

6175

64,8

590

59,4

710

65,4

677

61,6

729

64,2

820

65,4

910

69,3

813

65,7

926

66,0

Instrumental vaginal delivery

886

9,3

110

11,1

101

9,3

109

9,9

87

7,7

125

10,0

112

8,5

118

9,5

124

8,8

Caesarean section

2462

25,9

293

29,5

275

25,3

313

28,5

319

28,1

309

24,6

292

22,2

307

24,8

354

25,2

Birthweight (g)

3263

+/-574

3274

+/- 551

3288

+/-549

3259

+/- 550

3270

+/- 550

3239

+/- 545

3237

+/- 542

3237

+/- 546

3299

+/- 539

  1. All continuous variables (maternal age, prepregnancy BMI, gestational age at delivery, birthweight) are expressed as mean +/- SD
  2. BMI: body mass index; HAR: human assisted reproduction; SD: standard deviation; y: years