Table 2.
Severe acute maternal morbidity, postpartum haemorrhage, and manual removal of placenta in low risk births starting in primary care: total group
| Outcomes | No with outcome (No/1000 women) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=146 752) | Planned home birth (n=92 333) | Planned hospital birth (n=54 419) | |
| Severe acute maternal morbidity | 288 (2.0) | 141 (1.5) | 147 (2.7) |
| Admission to intensive care unit | 70 (0.5) | 32 (0.3) | 38 (0.7) |
| Eclampsia or severe HELLP syndrome | 19 (0.1) | 8 (0.1) | 11 (0.2) |
| Blood transfusion ≥4 packed cells | 256 (1.7) | 134 (1.5) | 122 (2.2) |
| Postpartum haemorrhage (>1000 mL) | 4871 (33.2) | 2699 (29.2) | 2172 (39.9) |
| Manual removal of placenta | 2865 (19.5) | 1550 (16.8) | 1315 (24.2) |
HELLP=haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
Missing data: postpartum haemorrhage 1234 (0.8%), manual removal of placenta 2106 (1.4%).
Women could have more than one type of severe acute maternal morbidity.