Table 2.
Perinatal characteristics of singleton births among women with and without multimorbidity
| Total number of single births n (%) | Births in women with no MM pre-pregnancy n (%) | Births in women with MM: 2 +) pre- pregnancy n(%) | Births in women with complex MM: 4 +) pre-pregnancy n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livebirth (with known gestational age) | 30557 | 25486 | 5071 | 1041 |
| Term | 28260 (92.5) | 23783 (93.3) | 4477 (88.3) | 879 (84.4) |
| Preterm births (< 37 weeks of gestation) | 2297 (7.5) | 1703 (6.7) | 594 (11.6) | 162 (15.6) |
| Moderate preterm (32 to < 37 completed weeks of gestation) | 1970 (5.8) | 1451 (5.7) | 519 (10.2) | 139 (13.4) |
| Very preterm (28 to < 32 weeks completed weeks of gestation) | 238 (0.8) | 181 (0.7) | 57 (1.1) | 18 (1.7) |
| Extremely preterm (24 to < 28 weeks completed weeks of gestation) | 89 (0.3) | 71 (0.3) | 18 (0.4) | 5(0.5) |
| Birth weight | ||||
| Normal (> = 2500 gr) | 27926 (92.7) | 23436 (93.4) | 4490 (89.5) | 879 (84.7) |
| Low Birth Weight (1500 to 2499 gr) | 1647(5.5) | 1235(4.9) | 412 (8.2) | 118 (11.4) |
| Very Low Birth Weight (1000 to 1499 gr) | 184 (0.6) | 133(0.5) | 51(1.0) | 16(1.5) |
| Extremely Low Birth Weight (< 1000gr) | 98 (0.3) | 80(0.3) | 18 (0.4) | 8 (0.8) |
| Missing | 702 (2.3) | 602(2.4) | 100 (2) | 20 (1.9) |
| Mode of birth | ||||
| Vaginal | 18506 (60.7) | 15618 (61.3) | 2888 (57) | 553 (53.1) |
| Instrumental | 2619 (8.6) | 2243 (8.8) | 376 (7.4) | 74 (7.1) |
| Breech | 94 (0.3) | 74 (0.3) | 20 (0.4) | < 5(0.4) |
| Elective C-section | 4095 (13.4) | 3231 (12.7) | 864 (17) | 203 (19.5) |
| Emergency C-section | 4539 (14.9) | 3713 (14.6) | 826 (16.3) | 187(18) |
| Missing | 704 (2.3) | 607 (2.4) | 97 (1.9) | 20 (1.9) |
| Stillbirth | 106 (0.3) | 90 (0.4) | 16 (0.3) | 6 (0.6) |
| Neonatal admission | 1897 (5.6) | 1426 (5.6) | 471(9.3) | 149 (14.3) |
| Neonatal deaths | 74 (0.2) | 48(0.2) | 26 (0.5) | 10 (1.0) |