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. 2023 Dec 1;9:16. doi: 10.1186/s40748-023-00170-4

Table 2.

Composite and Individual Maternal Morbidity for individuals with and without a Bachelor’s Degree who conceived using Medically Assisted Reproduction

Outcome Total Live Births n Rate/1,000 Live Births Adjusted RR (95% CI)
Composite maternal morbidity Total 190,444 1,893 9.9
Bachelors 142,943 1,448 10.1

1.05*

(0.94–1.17)

WBD 47,501 445 9.4 Ref
Admission to ICU Total 190,444 435 2.3
Bachelor’s 142,943 347 2.4

1.21

(0.94–1.54)

WBD 47,501 88 1.9 Ref
Maternal transfusion Total 190,444 1,554 8.2
Bachelor’s 142,943 1,191 8.3

1.06*

(0.94–1.19)

WBD 47,501 363 7.6 Ref
Uterine rupture Total 190,444 91 0.5
Bachelor’s 142,943 69 0.5

1.02

(0.63–1.64)

WBD 47,501 22 0.5 Ref
Unplanned hysterectomy Total 190,444 230 1.2
Bachelor’s 142,943 183 1.3

1.16

(0.82–1.63)

WBD 47,501 47 1.0 Ref

RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit

Notes: 101 individuals were excluded due to missing information on maternal morbidity

*Adjusted for maternal age (< 35 vs. 35+), race and ethnicity, marital status, prenatal care, smoking during pregnancy, neonatal sex, and birth year

Adjusted for maternal age (< 35 vs. 35+), race and ethnicity, marital status, neonatal sex, and birth year