Table 3.
Causes of inappropriate caesareans according to maternity unit level within the Auvergne perinatal health network
| Level of maternity unit | Inappropriate caesareans (n = 66) |
Maternal-preference caesareans (n = 23) |
Physician-preference caesareans (n = 43) |
OR* |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers (n) | % [95%CI] | Numbers (n) | % [95%CI] | [95%CI] | ||
|
I |
14 |
4 |
28.6 [4.9-52.2] |
10 |
71.4 [47.8-95.1] |
3.75 [0.44-31.62] |
|
II |
47 |
16 |
34.0 [20.5-47.6] |
31 |
66.0 [52.4-79.5] |
2.91 [0.44-19.20] |
| III | 5 | 3 | 60 [17.1-100.0] | 2 | 40 [0.0-82.9] | 1 |
*Physician-preference vs. maternal-preference caesareans.