Table 3.

Initial management of PPH and risk of severe PPH, multivariable analysis

	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4		Model 5		Model 6		Model 7
	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI	aOR	95% CI
Oxytocin administration
≤10 min	1.00	-							1.00	-	1.00	-	1.00	-
>10–20 min	1.38	1.03–1.85							1.39	1.02–1.89	1.38	1.01–1.88	1.33	0.97–1.83
>20 min	1.86	1.45–2.38							1.63	1.26–2.11	1.60	1.23–2.08	1.49	1.14–1.94
done but delay unknown	0.75	0.61–0.91							0.95	0.74–1.21	0.97	0.76–1.25	1.00	0.78–1.30
not done	0.82	0.60–1.13							0.96	0.68–1.33	0.97	0.69–1.36	1.02	0.72–1.43
Manual examination of uterine cavity
≤10 min			1.00	-					1.00	-	1.00	-	1.00	-
>10–20 min			1.30	0.97–1.76					1.12	0.82–1.55	1.04	0.75–1.43	0.87	0.62–1.20
> 20 min			1.83	1.42–2.35					1.60	1.23–2.10	1.35	1.01–1.80	1.05	0.78–1.41
done but delay			0.62	0.50–0.78					0.69	0.52–0.92	0.67	0.50–0.89	0.68	0.50–0.91
not done			0.96	0.76–1.21					1.01	0.79–1.27	1.10	0.86–1.40	1.30	1.01–1.66
Call for obstetrician
present/call ≤10min					1.00	-					1.00	-	1.00	-
call > 10 min					1.61	1.23–2.12					1.29	0.96–1.73	1.10	0.80–1.52
called but unknown delay					1.14	0.84–1.56					1.32	0.96–1.82	1.24	0.87–1.76
not called. not present					0.54	0.44–0.65					0.56	0.46–0.68	0.70	0.57–0.85
Call for anaesthesiologist
present/call ≤10 min							1.00	-					1.00	-
call > 10 min							1.51	1.14–2.00					1.33	0.96–1.84
called but delay unknown							0.99	0.73–1.35					1.06	0.75–1.50
not called. not present							0.37	0.31–0.46					0.43	0.35–0.54

Models 1–7: multilevel logistic regression models adjusted for characteristics of women before PPH: previous PPH, parity/previous cesarean delivery, multiple pregnancy, onset of labor, epidural analgesia, prolonged labor, gestational age, prophylactic uterotonics, delivery/episiotomy, birth weight (N= 4 399 PPH)