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. 2019 Jan 3;14(1):e0204919. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204919

Table 1. Distibution of length of stay (LoS) after childbirth by healthcare setting and calendar year.

Number; mean LoS (M) ± standard deviation (SD); row percentage (row %). NA = Not applicable.

FACTORS STRATA ALL BIRTHS VAGINAL DELIVERY MODE
SPONTANEOUS (N = 75,497) INSTRUMENTAL (N = 7,281)
Number M ± SD
(days)
LoS (days) LoS (days)
M ± SD ≤1 2 3 4 5 6+ >2 M ± SD ≤1 2 3 4 5 6+ >3
Row % Row %
Calendar
Year
2005 10,177 3.5 ± 1.5 2.9 ±1.0 1.7 31.0 50.0 11.9 3.3 2.2 67.3 3.6 ± 1.7 0.9 16.0 43.4 23.6 8.0 8.2 39.8
2006 10,470 3.4 ± 1.4 2.9 ±1.0 1.6 32.9 48.2 12.0 3.1 2.1 65.5 3.3 ± 1.1 0.3 17.6 48.0 23.6 6.1 4.5 34.2
2007 10,652 3.4 ± 1.4 2.9 ± 1.0 1.0 34.6 48.3 11.8 2.7 1.6 64.4 3.4 ± 1.3 0.6 15.6 49.9 21.7 8.1 4.1 33.9
2008 10,478 3.4 ± 1.4 2.9 ± 1.0 1.2 32.7 50.1 10.9 3.3 1.9 66.2 3.4 ± 1.2 0.6 14.7 48.2 23.1 7.5 5.9 36.5
2009 10,492 3.4 ± 1.5 2.9 ± 1.2 1.3 33.0 49.0 11.5 3.0 2.2 65.7 3.3 ± 1.0 0.3 18.8 48.5 22.3 7.0 3.2 32.4
2010 10,406 3.4 ± 1.4 2.9 ± 1.0 1.2 21.2 51.2 11.8 2.8 1.8 67.6 3.4 ± 1.3 0.4 15.3 51.5 21.5 7.3 4.0 32.8
2011 9,792 3.4 ± 1.5 2.9 ± 1.2 1.2 32.3 48.6 12.3 3.5 2.1 66.5 3.3 ± 1.3 0.6 19.5 47.3 22.6 5.6 4.3 32.6
2012 9,747 3.3 ± 1.3 2.9 ± 1.0 1.0 34.5 47.7 12.0 3.0 1.8 64.5 3.3 ± 1.4 0.5 19.0 52.3 18.6 4.6 4.9 28.1
2013 9,289 3.3 ± 1.5 2.9 ± 1.1 1.1 35.2 47.4 11.7 30 1.8 63.7 3.2 ± 1.2 0.8 25.1 47.6 15.8 6.5 4.2 26.6
2014 9,095 3.2 ± 1.5 2.8 ± 1.1 1.3 42.3 42.8 10.2 2.9 1.6 57.4 3.2 ± 1.1 0.5 23.8 46.5 20.5 5.2 3.5 29.2
2015 8,659 3.2 ± 1.4 2.8 ± 1.0 1.6 40.9 43.0 10.3 2.8 1.7 57.5 3.2 ± 1.2 1.0 23.1 49.7 17.7 4.7 3.8 26.2
Hospital
(Missing: 193)
A 19,059 3.1 ± 1.7 2.5 ± 1.1 3.1 58.9 32.0 3.7 1.1 1.1 38.0 3.1 ± 1.3 1.3 27.5 51.7 12.3 3.1 4.0 19.5
B 18,380 3.9 ± 1.3 3.5 ± 1.0 0.4 2.6 54.6 32.1 7.3 3.1 97.0 3.9 ± 1.0 0.0 0.6 35.5 45.2 12.9 5.8 63.9
C 8,840 3.1 ± 1.0 2.8 ± 0.8 0.3 28.8 64.7 4.1 1.1 1.0 70.9 3.2 ± 0.8 0.0 0.7 75.4 10.3 3.5 2.2 16.0
D 3,330 4.0 ± 1.5 3.4 ± 1.1 0.5 7.1 61.1 23.9 4.4 3.1 92.5 3.8 ± 1.2 0.9 4.4 36.0 42.1 10.5 6.1 58.8
E 6,673 3.5 ± 1.4 3.1 ± 1.0 0.8 20.4 63.9 9.0 2.7 3.3 78.3 3.7 ± 1.0 0.5 6.5 61.0 16.5 6.1 9.4 32.0
F 5,723 3.2 ± 1.2 2.7 ± 0.8 0.8 38.6 53.9 4.9 1.4 0.7 60.6 3.0 ± 1.0 0.6 28.7 56.0 9.7 1.7 3.4 14.7
G 9,146 2.8 ± 1.3 2.4 ± 0.9 1.5 66.0 25.6 4.0 1.7 1.2 32.5 2.8 ± 1.3 0.6 49.9 34.3 8.9 4.1 2.2 15.1
H 11,681 3.0 ± 1.2 2.7 ± 0.9 1.1 39.4 47.4 9.4 1.7 0.9 59.4 3.2 ± 1.0 0.7 18.3 55.5 18.5 4.5 2.5 25.5
I 6,047 3.6 ± 1.4 3.1 ± 1.0 1.5 16.5 63.0 12.9 3.6 2.5 82.0 3.5 ± 1.2 0.8 5.5 57.5 23.0 7.7 5.5 36.2
J 12,035 3.3 ± 1.7 2.9 ± 1.3 1.2 43.0 36.5 11.8 4.1 3.3 55.8 3.4 ± 1.5 0.7 25.4 38.0 19.9 8.9 7.2 36.0
K 8,027 3.5 ± 1.2 3.1 ± 0.9 0.8 17.7 63.8 12.4 3.8 1.7 81.5 3.4 ± 1.0 0.3 7.1 58.7 23.2 6.5 4.2 33.9
L 12 4.9 ± 4.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
TOTAL 109,246 2.9 ± 1.1 2.9 ± 1.1 1.3 34.9 48.0 11.5 2.5 1.9 64.4 3.3 ± 1.1 0.6 18.8 48.6 21.0 6.4 4.6 32.0