Table 3.
Birth positions, waterbirth and flexible sacrum positions stratified by parity
| Total | Primiparas | Multiparas | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | N = 2992 | N = 524 | N = 2422 | N = 46 (1.5) |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Birth position | ||||
| Semi-recumbent | 687 (23.0) | 155 (29.6) | 516 (21.3) | |
| Supine | 238 (8.0) | 49 (9.4) | 185 (7.6) | |
| Lateral | 420 (14.0) | 64 (12.2) | 351 (14.5) | |
| Birth seat/squatting | 251 (8.4) | 62 (11.8) | 187 (7.7) | |
| All-fours | 326 (10.9) | 45 (8.6) | 278 (11.5) | |
| Kneeling | 737 (24.6) | 100 (19.1) | 629 (26.0) | |
| Standing | 216 (7.2) | 24 (4.6) | 190 (7.8) | |
| Missing | 117 (3.9) | 25 (4.8) | 86 (3.6) | |
| Flexible sacruma | ||||
| Yes | 1950 (65.2) | 295 (56.3) | 1635 (67.5) | |
| No | 925 (30.9) | 204 (38.9) | 701 (28.9) | |
| Missing | 117 (3.9) | 25 (4.8) | 86 (3.6) | |
| Waterbirth | ||||
| Yes | 952 (31.8) | 186 (35.5) | 755 (31.2) | |
| No | 2031 (67.9) | 336 (64.1) | 1660 (68.5) | |
| Missing | 9 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 7 (0.3) |
akneeling, all-fours, standing, squatting, birth seat, lateral