Table 3.
Comparison of delivery, birth and new born outcomes between participants who report IPV during pregnancy and those who do not
| Outcomes | N (335) | No IPV during pregnancy (N = 281) | IPV during pregnancy (N = 54) | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Delivery outcomes | ||||||
| Timing of delivery | 0.02 | |||||
| Preterm (live birth) | 42 | 35 | 12.5 | 7 | 13.0 | |
| At term | 251 | 211 | 75.1 | 40 | 74.1 | |
| Over term | 42 | 35 | 12.5 | 7 | 13.0 | |
| Length of labour | 2.71 | |||||
| 12 h or less | 215 | 177 | 63.0 | 38 | 70.4 | |
| 13–24 h | 71 | 59 | 21.0 | 12 | 22.2 | |
| More than 24 h | 49 | 45 | 16.0 | 4 | 7.4 | |
| Type of delivery | 1.92 | |||||
| Vaginal | 234 | 192 | 68.3 | 42 | 77.8 | |
| Caesarean | 101 | 89 | 31.7 | 12 | 22.2 | |
| Problematic delivery | <0.01 | |||||
| No | 280 | 235 | 83.6 | 45 | 83.3 | |
| Yes | 55 | 46 | 16.4 | 9 | 16.7 | |
| Time spent in hospital | 1.25 | |||||
| Less than a day | 123 | 104 | 37.8 | 19 | 35.8 | |
| 1–3 days | 128 | 104 | 37.8 | 24 | 45.3 | |
| More than 3 days | 77 | 67 | 24.4 | 10 | 18.9 | |
| New born outcomes | ||||||
| Placed in incubator | 30 | 28 | 10.0 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.18 |
| Problems with infant's health | 29 | 22 | 7.8 | 7 | 13.0 | 1.51 |
| Apgar scores | 3.31a | |||||
| Below 10 | 61 | 56 | 22.3 | 5 | 10.6 | |
| 10 | 237 | 195 | 77.7 | 42 | 89.4 | |
| N | Median | IRQ | Median | IQR | U | |
| Birthweight (kg) | 323 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | −0.03 |
| Birth height (cm) | 306 | 49 | 4 | 49 | 3 | −0.437 |
| Head circumference at birth (cm) | 306 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 0.362 |
a
Marginal.