Parameter
Group I N=30 Group II N=30
P-value
Birth weight (mean ± SD*) 3.295 ± 0.304 3.022 ± 0.348 t= 3.24, P=0.002
Duration of oxytocin infusion (hours) (mean ± SD*)
7.76 ± 4.63
6.92 ± 3.81
P= 0.511
Meconium-stained liquor. n (%) 8 (26.67%) 6 (20%) P=0.542
Fetal heart rate pattern, n (%) Early deceleration Late deceleration Variable deceleration 2 (6.67%) 1 (3.33%) 2 (6.67%) 4 (13.33%) 1 (3.33%) 2 (6.67%)
P=0.861