Table 1. PPH cumulative incidence in the French and Canadian populations overall and according to the mode of delivery.
| Canada | France | P1 | |||||
| PPH | All deliveries | PPH incidence | PPH | All deliveries | PPH incidence | ||
| n (%) | N (% of all deliveries) | (%)2 (95% CI) | n (%) | N (% of all deliveries) | (%)2 (95% CI) | ||
| All deliveries | 9,838 (100) | 205,842 (100) | 4.8 (4.7–4.9) | 6,660 (100) | 146,781 (100) | 4.5 (4.4–4.7) | 0.001 |
| Vaginal deliveries | 7,997 (80.84) | 150,636 (73.13) | 5.3 (5.2–5.4) | 5,627 (84.49) | 117,606 (80.12) | 4.8 (4.7–4.9) | 0.00001 |
| Caesarean deliveries | 1,841 (18.61) | 55,206 (26.80) | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) | 1,033 (15.51) | 29,175 (19.88) | 3.5 (3.3–3.8) | 0.1168 |
1
Chi2 between France and Canada.
2
PPH per 100 deliveries.
PPH: Postpartum Haemorrhage; CI: Confidence Interval.