Table 3.
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)a of cesarean delivery (CD) for specific indication for each racial/ethnic category
| Indication for CD | Blackb Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
Latinab Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
Asianb Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonreassuring fetal heart tracing | 2.19 (1.55, 3.09) | 1.08 (0.74, 1.59) | 1.01 (0.74, 1.38) |
| Failed progress in labor | 1.55 (1.21, 1.98) | 1.48 (1.19, 1.85) | 1.47 (1.22, 1.85) |
| Malpresentation | 0.54 (0.34, 0.89) | 0.66 (0.44, 0.98) | 0.55 (0.40, 0.76) |
| Previa/bleeding | 1.95 (0.27, 13.6) | 1.24 (0.12, 12.5) | 2.74 (0.62, 12.1) |
| Failed operative vaginal delivery | 0.68 (0.33, 1.39) | 0.59 (0.30, 1.17) | 0.83 (0.53, 1.31) |
| Other indication | 1.56 (1.08, 2.25) | 1.28 (0.90, 1.83) | 1.06 (0.78, 1.42) |
a
Full models adjusted for race/ethnicity, maternal age, insurance status, year of delivery, chronic hypertension, preeclampsia, pregestational diabetes, gestational diabetes, chorioamnionitis, induction of labor, infant birthweight, and gestational age.
b
Uses white women as the reference group.
Bolded estimates reflect p < 0.05