Additional data collected
| Control group (n=36) | PNB group (n=36) | P value | |
| First stage of labour (min) | 795±323 | 903±405 | 0.22 |
| Third stage of labour (min) | 8±2 | 8±3 | 0.75 |
| Blood loss (mL)* | 150 (100–150) | 150 (112.5–150) | 0.88 |
| Women with oxytocin (%)† | 4 (11.43) | 2 (5.56) | 0.37 |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Episiotomy (%) | 19 (54.3) | 18 (50.0) | 0.72 |
| Forceps-assisted delivery (%) | 2 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 0.24 |
| Caesarean (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Maternal satisfaction, n | 0.023 | ||
| Very unsatisfactory=1 (%) | 5 (14.3) | 2 (5.6) | |
| Unsatisfactory=2 (%) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (11.1) | |
| Somewhat satisfactory=3 (%) | 16 (45.7) | 10 (27.8) | |
| Satisfactory=4 (%) | 5 (14.3) | 12 (33.3) | |
| Very satisfactory=5 (%) | 4 (11.4) | 8 (22.2) | |
| Postpartum length of stay‡ | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–4) | 0.23 |
| Neonatal weight (g) | 3196±489 | 3283±335 | 0.39 |
| Apgar score at 1 min | 9 (9–9) | 9 (9–9) | 0.59 |
| Apgar score at 5 min | 10 | 10 | |
Values are presented as mean±SD, median (IQR) or number (%).
*The approximate amount of the blood lost during labour.
†The number (percentage) of women using oxytocin in the second stage of labour.
‡The duration from the day of labour to the day of discharge.
PNB, pudendal nerve block.