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Table 02
- Maternal position during the first stage of labor: a systematic review

Summary of pooled data for all studies included according to selected comparisons or outcomes
Outcome ^#	Studies	Participants	Statistical Method	Effect estimate (95% CI)	I²

Duration of first stage of labor [2, 10-15]	7	2166	WMD (random)	-0.83 (-1.60, -0,06)	88.4%
Cesarean Section [2, 8-11, 13-15]	8	2180	OR (fixed)	0.98 (0.67, 1.43)	12.0%
Use of analgesia during labor [2, 8, 10, 14, 15]	6	1966	OR (random)	0.69 (0.37, 1.30)	71.8%
Labor augmentation [2, 8, 10, 14]	4	1802	OR (fixed)	0.81 (0.65, 1.01)	0%
Apgar score at the fifth minute [2, 8-11, 15]	6	913	WMD (random)	0.11 (-0.07, 0.28)	67.6%

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