Tab. III.
Descriptive and bivariate analysis of obstetrical data about labour and delivery and of new born medical characteristics in the overall sample and according to the social deprivation status.
| Overall sample % (N) |
Non-deprived % (N) |
Deprived % (N) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset of labour | (474) | (356) | (118) | |
| Spontaneous labour | 63.50 | 63.76 | 62.71 | 0.98 |
| Induction of labour | 22.36 | 22.19 | 22.88 | |
| Elective caesarean section | 14.14 | 14.04 | 14.41 | |
| Mode of delivery | (476) | (356) | (118) | |
| Caesarean sections | 21.43 | 21.79 | 20.34 | 0.74 |
| During labour | 34.31 | 35.90 | 29.17 | 0.54 |
| Before labour | 65.69 | 64.10 | 70.83 | |
| PPHa (yes) | 4.22 (474) | 3.63 (358) | 6.03 (116) | 0.29 |
| Birth weight (grams) | (476) | (358) | (118) | |
| < 1,500 | 2.32 | 2.81 | 0.85 | 0.03 |
| 1,500 ≤ weight < 2,500 | 5.91 | 4.49 | 10.17 | |
| 2,500 ≤ weight < 4,000 | 86.71 | 88.48 | 81.36 | |
| ≥ 4,000 | 5.06 | 4.21 | 7.63 | |
| < 5th percentile | 4.83 | 4.75 | 5.08 | 0.88 |
| Five-minute Apgar score ≤ 4 | 1.68 (475) | 1.12 (357) | 2.54 (118) | 0.37 |
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PPH: Post-Partum Haemorrhage.