Table 1

Clinical characteristics of non-pregnant, term-pregnant, and women in labor


Non-pregnant n = 7
Term-pregnant n = 8
In labor n = 5

Mean age (years)
45
33
27
Range
39–50
28–38
21–35
Mean gestational age (completed weeks)

38
40
Range

37–39
37–41
Mean parity
3
1
1
Range
0–4
0–2
0–3
Cervical dilatation (cm)


5
Range


3–10
Mean birth weight (g)

3407
3713
Range

2935–4080
3430–4145

Tingaker et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2006 4:45   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-45