Table 3.
Group |
FM |
NM |
RM |
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% | 95 % CI | % | 95 % CI | % | 95 %CI | ||
Maternal outcomes | |||||||
Late start of antenatal care | 29.4 | 28.5–30.3 | 6.7 | 6.6–6.9 | 15.5 | 15.1–15.9 | |
Mode of birth (start) | Spontaneous | 64.1 | 63.4–64.9 | 69.9 | 69·8–70.0 | 68.0 | 67.8–68.2 |
Induction of birth | 20.2 | 19.6–20.8 | 21.8 | 21.7–21.9 | 21.8 | 21.6–22.0 | |
Planned CS | 14.3 | 13.7–14.8 | 7.8 | 7.7–7.8 | 9.6 | 9.5–9.7 | |
Mode of birth (end) | Spontaneous | 69.1 | 68.4–69.8 | 76.2 | 76.1–76.3 | 73.2 | 73.0–73.4 |
Instrumental birth | 5.9 | 5.5–6.3 | 7.6 | 7.5–7.6 | 6.7 | 6.6–6.8 | |
Emergency CS | 9.3 | 8.9–9.8 | 7.9 | 7.8–8.0 | 9.8 | 9.7–10.0 | |
Intrapartum analgesics | None | 28.9 | 28.3–29.6 | 26.9 | 26.7–27.0 | 26.0 | 25.7–26.3 |
Epidural anesthesia* | 17.4 | 16.8–18.0 | 18.8 | 18.7–18.9 | 22.3 | 22.1–22.5 | |
General anesthesia | 2.2 | 2.0–2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8–0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1–1.2 | |
Analgesics in emergency CS | General anesthesia | 11.2 | 9.7–13.0 | 6.3 | 6.1–6.5 | 6.8 | 6.5–7.2 |
Other | 88.8 | 88.3–89.3 | 93.7 | 93.5–93.9 | 93.2 | 89.9–93.4 | |
Postpartum hemorrhage | 3.9 | 3.6–4.2 | 6.8 | 6.8–6.9 | 5.8 | 5.7–5.9 | |
Obstetric anal sphincter injury | 1.8 | 1.6–2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0–2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8–1.9 | |
Perinatal outcomes | |||||||
Postterm birth | 1.0 | 0.9–1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5–0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6–0.6 | |
Low Apgar score | 2.6 | 2.4–2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7–1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0–2.1 | |
NICU admissions | 3.7 | 3.4–4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7–3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2–4.4 |
All data are reported as proportions (%, [95 % confidence intervals]).
Only the use of epidural anesthesia in labor (excluding CS) is reported.
CS = Cesarean section.
NICU = Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.