Table 2.
Birthplace outcomes – all women followed up (n = 700)
| Misoprostol | Placebo | Relative risk (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 345 | 355 | |
| Final place of delivery (n, %) | |||
| Hospital | 102 (29.6) | 114 (32.1) | --- |
| Government or private clinic | 93 (27.0) | 92 (25.9) | 1.065 (0.871 : 1.302) |
| Home (own/family member) | 125 (36.2) | 120 (33.8) | 1.076 (0.892 : 1.298) |
| House of friend or TBA | 16 ( 4.6) | 19 ( 5.4) | 0.968 (0.657 : 1.462) |
| Other* | 9 ( 2.6) | 10 ( 2.8) | 1.059 (0.668 : 1.678) |
| Number of babies delivered (n, %) | |||
| 1 | 338 (98.0) | 347 (97.7) | --- |
| 2 or more | 7 ( 2.0) | 8 ( 2.3)† | 1.002 (0.981 : 1.024) |
| Mode of delivery (n, %) | |||
| Normal vaginal delivery | 328 (95.1) | 341 (96.1) | --- |
| Caesarean section | 16 ( 4.6) | 14 ( 3.9) | 1.088 (0.772 : 1.534) |
| Instrumental delivery | 1 ( 0.3) | 0 | --- |
| Person assisting with the birth**(n, %) | |||
| Doctor and/or trained midwife | 196 (56.8) | 207 (58.3) | 0.970 (0.836 : 1.125) |
| Traditional birth attendant | 37 (10.7) | 39 (11.0) | 0.987 (0.782 : 1.245) |
| Family member and/or friend | 106 (30.7) | 103 (29.0) | 1.041 (0.885 : 1.225) |
| No-one | 12 ( 3.5) | 13 ( 3.7) | 0.974 (0.664 : 1.410) |
| Village Health team / Nursing assistant | 3 ( 0.9) | 4 ( 1.1) | 0.886 (0.465 : 1.691) |
| Study medication taken (n, %) | 204 (59.1) | 193 (54.4) | 1.088 (0.955 : 1.238) |
| If medication taken when did you take them? (n, %) | |||
| Before labour started | 1 ( 0.5) | 0 | --- |
| During labour | 1 ( 0.5) | 0 | --- |
| Immediately after delivery (before placenta) | 97 (47.5) | 103 (53.4) | --- |
| Immediately after delivery (after placenta) | 102 (50.0) | 87 (45.1) | 1.113 (0.916 : 1.351) |
| 1–24 hours after delivery | 3 ( 1.5) | 3 ( 1.6) | 1.031 (0.457 : 2.324) |
* : 14 mothers delivered en-route to hospital; 5 mothers delivered at the home of an unspecified health professional
** : more than one response possible so numbers do not total 100 %
† : two participants in the placebo arm recorded singleton births but stated verbally later that they delivered twins. They are both added to the multiple birth group in this table