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Does induction of labour in nulliparous hypertensive women result in vaginal birth? - A descriptive study utilising
Charlene Eliza Thornton1, Hannah Grace Dahlen2, Annemarie Hennessy3
1Flinders University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, NSW, Australia.
Background:
Induction of labour (IOL) is a common procedure yet we have little information on the efficacy of the process for women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP).
Objective:
To describe the birth type and associated factors in nulliparous HDP women undergoing an induction of labour.
Study Design:
Statutorily collected datasets on every birth and hospital admission which occurred in the state of NSW Australia between the years 2000-2011 were analysed. Hypertensive women were compared to normotensive women.
Results:
Of the nulliparous women, 9.9% had a HDP. IOL for HDP women were 56.2% in a cohort of 447 558 women. The AOR for a woman with a HDP undergoing an IOL resulting in a vaginal delivery when compared to a normotensive woman is 0.86 (95% CI 0.83-0.88). Prior to 33 weeks, the lowest perinatal mortality rates (PMR) are seen in women who undergo elective caesarean section (C/S). For women with preeclampsia (PE), lower PMR are seen in women who undergo IOL.
Conclusion:
For women with PE and SPE, IOL resulted in lower rates of vaginal delivery than spontaneous labour when compared to normotensive women who also underwent IOL. Women with PE at ≥33 weeks who underwent IOL had the lowest PMR.
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