Table 1.
Distribution of baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by the delivery group
| Uncomplicated (N = 677) | Near-miss caesarean (“Life saving caesarean”) (N = 100) | Near miss - other (N = 176) | P-valueg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paritya | 0–1 | 37.4 | 46.0 | 45.1 | |
| 2–3 | 37.0 | 32.0 | 27.2 | ||
| 4+ | 25.6 | 22.0 | 27.7 | 0.09 | |
| Gravidityb | 1 | 33.6 | 38.4 | 38.7 | |
| 2–3 | 38.9 | 33.3 | 30.1 | ||
| 4+ | 27.5 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 0.25 | |
| Age groupc | <20 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 22.1 | |
| 20–24 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 33.1 | ||
| 25–29 | 24.6 | 23.0 | 18.6 | ||
| 30+ | 26.1 | 29.0 | 26.2 | 0.71 | |
| Wealth quintilesd | Most poor | 15.7 | 22.1 | 30.2 | |
| Second | 18.0 | 25.3 | 23.1 | ||
| Third | 21.7 | 21.1 | 16.0 | ||
| Fourth | 22.1 | 16.8 | 16.6 | ||
| Least poor | 22.6 | 14.7 | 14.2 | <0.001 | |
| Near-misscomplication | Hypertension | NA | 30.9 | 31.3 | 0.97 |
| Haemorrhage | NA | 23.7 | 37.3 | 0.03 | |
| Dystocia | NA | 42.3 | 4.8 | <0.001 | |
| Infection | NA | 17.5 | 38.0 | <0.001 | |
| Anaemia | NA | 13.4 | 41.0 | <0.001 | |
| Birth weighte | Singleton | ||||
| ≥2500 g (normal) | 86.7 | 78.4 | 53.5 | ||
| <2500 g (low) | 13.3 | 21.6 | 46.5 | <0.001 | |
| Twin | |||||
| ≥2500 g (normal) | 27.3 | 14.3 | 50.0 | ||
| <2500 g (low) | 72.7 | 85.7 | 50.0 | - | |
| Apgar score at 5 minutesf | Singleton | ||||
| ≥7 (normal) | 99.5 | 82.8 | 80.0 | ||
| <7 (low) | 0.5 | 17.2 | 20.0 | <0.001 | |
| Twin | |||||
| ≥7 (normal) | 100 | 90.0 | 100 | ||
| <7 (low) | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | - |
a1 missing values
b2 missing values
c3 missing values
d35 missing values
e47 missing values for singleton deliveries; 1 missing value for one twin
f125 missing values for singleton deliveries; 1 missing value for one twin
gThe p-value compares the proportions in all three groups with the exception of the medical complications which are only compared in the two near-miss groups