A retrospective case–control study by Otigbah and colleagues (2000) found that primigravidae having water births had shorter first- and second-stage labours compared with controls. The total reduction of time spent in labour was:
a. 90 minutes.
b. 70 minutes.
c. 60 minutes.
d. 50 minutes.
ANS: A
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