Table 2.
Delivery Outcome and Distribution of Maternal Intrapartum/Postpartum Morbidities
| Mode of Delivery | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Total (N=2297) |
Vaginal (N=1055) |
Elective cesarean section (N=798) |
Non elective cesarean section (N=444) |
P-Value* | |
| Planned /actual mode of delivery |
Vaginal | 1,361 (61%) | 998 (98%) | 141 (18%) | 222 (52%) | < 0.001 |
| Cesarean section |
858 (39%) | 24 (2%) | 632 (82%) | 202 (48%) | ||
| Unknown | 78 | 33 | 25 | 20 | ||
| Any intrapartum/postpartum complications |
Yes | 442 (19%) | 138 (13%) | 180 (23%) | 124 (28%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1,855 (81%) | 917 (87%) | 618 (77%) | 320 (72%) | ||
| Surgery plus delivery wound complications |
Yes | 327 (14%) | 81 (8%) | 145 (18%) | 101 (23%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 1,970 (86%) | 974 (92%) | 653 (82%) | 343 (77%) | ||
| Infections | Yes | 250 (11%) | 76 (7%) | 98 (12%) | 76 (17%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,047 (89%) | 979 (93%) | 700 (88%) | 368 (83%) | ||
| Other complications | Yes | 168 (7%) | 57 (5%) | 60 (8%) | 51 (11%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,129 (93%) | 998 (95%) | 738 (92%) | 393 (89%) | ||
| Hemorrhagic events | Yes | 71 (3%) | 23 (2%) | 24 (3%) | 24 (5%) | 0.004 |
| No | 2,226 (97%) | 1,032 (98%) | 774 (97%) | 420 (95%) | ||
| Gastrointestinal complications |
Yes | 14 (1%) | 2 (0%) | 9 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 0.04 |
| No | 2,283 (99%) | 1,053 (100%) |
789 (99%) | 441 (99%) | ||
| Thromboembolic events |
Yes | 8 (0%) | 2 (0%) | 4 (1%) | 2 (0%) | 0.49 |
| No | 2,289 (100%) |
1,053 (100%) |
794 (99%) | 442 (100%) | ||
| Clinical diagnoses during pregnancy potentially associated with ANY intrapartum/postpartum complications |
Yes | 1,440 (63%) | 658 (62%) | 498 (62%) | 284 (64%) | 0.83 |
| No | 857 (37%) | 397 (38%) | 300 (38%) | 160 (36%) | ||
| Clinical diagnoses during pregnancy potentially associated with intrapartum/postpartum surgery and delivery WOUND complications |
Yes | 539 (23%) | 240 (23%) | 193 (24%) | 106 (24%) | 0.75 |
| No | 1,758 (77%) | 815 (77%) | 605 (76%) | 338 (76%) | ||
| Clinical diagnoses during pregnancy potentially associated with intrapartum/postpartum INFECTIONS |
Yes | 1,145 (50%) | 531 (50%) | 381 (48%) | 233 (52%) | 0.25 |
| No | 1,152 (50%) | 524 (50%) | 417 (52%) | 211 (48%) | ||
| Hospitalization extended/readmitted |
Yes | 81 (4%) | 18 (2%) | 45 (6%) | 18 (4%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,216 (96%) | 1,037 (98%) | 753 (94%) | 426 (96%) | ||
| Postpartum complication evaluated in ER/outpatient clinic |
Yes | 109 (5%) | 26 (2%) | 52 (7%) | 31 (7%) | < 0.001 |
| No | 2,188 (95%) | 1,029 (98%) | 746 (93%) | 413 (93%) | ||