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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Sep 1;73(1):74–82. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001021

Table 4.

Associations between Mode of Delivery and Intrapartum/Postpartum Morbidities

Maternal Intrapartum/
Postpartum Morbidity
Mode of Delivery
(vs. Vaginal)
Unadjusted
OR (95% CI)
Adjusted
OR * (95% CI)
P- value **
Any intrapartum/postpartum
complications
Elective cesarean section 1.94 (1.52,2.47) 1.82 (1.40,2.36) < 0.001
Non elective cesarean section 2.57 (1.96,3.39) 2.47 (1.85,3.28) < 0.001
Surgery plus delivery wound
complications
Elective cesarean section 2.67 (2.00,3.58) 2.43 (1.79,3.30) < 0.001
Non elective cesarean section 3.54 (2.58,4.87) 3.37 (2.43,4.68) < 0.001
Infections Elective cesarean section 1.80 (1.32,2.48) 1.68 (1.21,2.36) 0.002
Non elective cesarean section 2.66 (1.89,3.74) 2.55 (1.78,3.63) < 0.001

OR: Odds Ratio of presence of a specific maternal intrapartum/postpartum morbidity between women who delivered by a specific route vs. vaginally.

*

Model adjusted for last maternal CD4, viral load, CDC classification during pregnancy, and clinical diagnoses during pregnancy potentially associated with the specific morbidity.

**

P-value from adjusted analyses.