3. Results
In the considered interval time, 225 women were eligible
for the study. Among them, 69 patients joined Group-A and
156 joined Group-B. In detail, Group-B patients assumed the
upright position in 46.1% of the cases, the sitting position in
21.1% of the cases, the “on all fours” position in 16.2% of the
cases, and a balloon-squatting position in 16.6% of the cases.
Mean age was 31.13 ± 6.1 years (ranging 18–44 years),
mean BMI was 23.59 ± 3.5 Kg/m2 (ranging 18–30 Kg/m2
),
and mean gestational age was 39.2 ± 1.2 weeks (ranging 37–41