Table 3.
Labour and birth characteristics among super-obese and comparison women who gave birth in Australia, 2010
| Super-obese group (N = 370) | Comparison (N = 621) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Multiple births | |||||
| Singleton | 362 | 97.8 | 608 | 97.9 | 0.81 |
| Twin | 8 | 2.2 | 12 | 1.9 | |
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Labour | |||||
| No | 125 | 33.8 | 139 | 22.4 | <0.01 |
| Yes | 241 | 65.1 | 482 | 77.6 | |
| Not stated | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Induction of labour | |||||
| No | 100 | 41.5 | 351 | 72.8 | <0.01 |
| Yes | 140 | 58.1 | 129 | 26.8 | |
| Not stated | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Method of birth | |||||
| Vaginal birth | 176 | 47.6 | 424 | 68.3 | <0.01 |
| Caesarean section | 191 | 51.6 | 197 | 31.7 | |
| Not stated | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Caesarean section | |||||
| Planned | 103 | 53.9 | 122 | 61.9 | 0.1 |
| Unplanned | 87 | 45.5 | 73 | 37.1 | |
| Not stated | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Use of general anaesthetic | |||||
| No | 172 | 90.1 | 191 | 97.0 | 0.01 |
| Yes | 19 | 9.9 | 6 | 3.0 | |