Table 2.

Antepartum and intrapartum complications by maternal age groups and parity

	Primiparous						Multiparous
	20–29 y (n=643)		≥40 y (n=39)				20 – 29 y (n=1173)		≥40 y (n=546)
	n	%	n	%	RR	P	n	%	n	%	RR	P
Malpresentation	26	4.0	0	0	-	NS	48	4.1	26	4.9	-	NS
Preeclampsia/ eclampsia	7	1.0	0	0	-	NS	7	0.6	13	2.4	4	<0.01
Antepartum hemorrhage	3	0.5	2	5.1	10.2	<0.05	10	0.8	10	1.8	2.25	<0.01
Fetal disproportion	11	1.7	0	0	-	NS	4	0.3	0	0	-	NS
Fetal distress	24	3.7	3	7.7	-	NS	16	1.3	19	3.5	2.69	<0.01
Fetal death	14	2.2	1	2.6	-	NS	19	1.6	19	3.5	2.18	<0.05
Postpartum hemorrhage	7	1.1	0	0	-	NS	14	1.2	13	2.4	2	<0.05
Preterm delivery	59	9.1	5	12 .8	-	NS	108	9.2	64	12.0	1.3	<0.05
Post term delivery	20	3.1	1	2.6	-	NS	42	3.5	14	2.6	-	NS
Perineal tears	160	24.8	7	20.0	-	NS	158	13.4	69	13.7	-	NS
Episiotomy	138	21.5	8	22.9	-	NS	43	3.6	11	2.2	-	NS