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. 2012 Sep 4;7(9):e44484. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044484

Table 4. Associations with Early Neonatal Mortality After Cesarean Section.

Deaths Unadjusted Adjusted
(n/N) % OR 95% CI P aOR 95% CI P
Age, y
≤30 103/906 11.4 1.0 (reference)
>30 71/370 19.1 1.8 (1.8–2.6) <0.001 1.0 (0.6–1.6) 0.949
Program
Masisi, DRC 54/446 12.1 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.244
Lubutu, DRC 19/174 10.9 0.7 (0.5–1.2) 0.263
Bo, Sierra Leone 72/338 21.3 2.2 (1.6–3.1) <0.001 2.2 (1.5–3.3) <0.001
Kabezi, Burundi 29/318 9.1 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.007 1.1 (0.6–1.7) 0.838
Parity
≤6 134/1083 12.4 1.0 (reference)
≤6 40/193 20.7 1.9 (1.3–2.7) 0.002 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 0.068
Procedure
Elective 3/47 6.4 1.0 (reference)
Emergency 171/1229 13.9 2.4 (0.7–7.7) 0.152
Indications
Obstructed Labor 22/399 5.5 0.3 (0.2–0.4) <0.001 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.004
Malpresentation 27/233 11.6 0.8 (0.5–1.2) 0.314
Previous Cesarean section 5/184 2.7 0.2 (0.06–0.4) <0.001 0.2 (0.09–0.6) 0.003
Fetal distress 16/128 12.5 0.9 (0.5–1.6) 0.693
Uterine rupture 53/117 45.3 7.1 (4.7–10.7) <0.001 6.6 (4.1–10.6) <0.001
Antepartum hemorrhage 35/101 34.7 4.0 (2.6–6.2) <0.001 3.6 (2.2–6.2) <0.001
Multiple gestation 2/26 7.7 0.5 (0.1–2.2) 0.380
Cord prolapse 9/39 23.1 1.9 (0.9–4.2) 0.086 2.7 (1.2–6.1) 0.017
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia 3/31 9.7 0.7 (0.7–2.2) 0.518
Other 2/18 11.1 0.8 (0.2–3.5) 0.754

OR, odds ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio.