Table 3. Distribution of length of stay (LoS, in days) after cesarean section (CS) by clinical factors of the newborn.
Number (N), percentage (%); mean LoS ± standard deviation (SD); SGA = Small for gestationl age; AGA = appropriate for gestational age; LGA = large for gestational age. Mis a = missing values on all births; Mis b = Missing values considering only CS.
| FACTORS | STRATA | ALL BIRTHS (N = 109,246) |
CESAREAN SECTIONS (N = 26,467) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (Row %) |
LoS (days) | |||||||||||
| Mean ± SD | ≤1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6+ | >4 | |||||
| Row % | ||||||||||||
| CHILD’S SIZE FACTORS | ||||||||||||
|
Gestational Age (weeks) |
<29 | 563 | 369 (65.5) | 5.7 ± 3.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 34.5 | 13.4 | 37.5 | 51.0 | |
| 29–32 | 1,130 | 855 (75.7) | 5.2 ± 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 38.3 | 17.3 | 33.1 | 50.4 | ||
| 33–36 | 6,217 | 3,219 (51.8) | 5.5 ± 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 26.2 | 22.7 | 42.1 | 64.8 | ||
| 37–40 | 82,637 | 18,535 (22.4) | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 47.5 | 25.6 | 14.0 | 39.6 | ||
| 41+ | 18,699 | 3,489 (18.7) | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 13.5 | 47.8 | 25.7 | 12.2 | 37.9 | ||
|
Birthweight (gr) (Mis a: 5; Mis b = 2) |
<1000 | 525 | 328 (62.5) | 5.4 ± 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 34.5 | 16.7 | 37.0 | 53.7 | |
| 1,000–1,499 | 668 | 548 (82.0) | ||||||||||
| 1,500–1,999 | 1,330 | 1,018 (76.5) | ||||||||||
| 2,000–2,499 | 4,524 | 2,275 (50.3) | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 24.6 | 26.3 | 41.6 | 67.9 | ||
| 2,500–3,999 | 95,954 | 20,627 (21.7) | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 25.4 | 14.3 | 39.6 | ||
| 4,000–4,499 | 6,576 | 1,461 (22.2) | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 50.3 | 24.7 | 12.7 | 37.4 | ||
| 4,500+ | 664 | 208 (31.3) | ||||||||||
|
Placenta weight (gr) (Mis a: 172; Mis b: 83) |
<500 | 22,862 | 5,473 (23.9) | 5.0 ± 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 9.8 | 38.7 | 23.9 | 26.9 | 50.7 | |
| 500–599 | 35,744 | 6,819 (19.1) | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 45.4 | 25.6 | 15.9 | 41.5 | ||
| 600–999 | 49,048 | 12,986 (26.5) | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 13.1 | 47.7 | 24.6 | 14.1 | 38.6 | ||
| 1,000–1,500 | 1,420 | 1,106 (77.9) | 5.3 ± 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 30.7 | 27.3 | 35.8 | 63.1 | ||
| Child’s size * | SGA | 9,122 | 2,929 (32.1) | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 36.2 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 53.4 | |
| AGA | 88,138 | 20,479 (23.2) | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 45.2 | 24.5 | 17.2 | 41.8 | ||
| LGA | 11,986 | 3,059 (25.5) | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 47.5 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 40.7 | ||
| CHILD’S FRAGILITY FACTORS | ||||||||||||
|
Apgar 1 min |
<7 | 6,807 | 2,988 (43.9) | 5.2 ± 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 37.3 | 22.5 | 29.3 | 51.8 | |
| 7+ | 102,439 | 23,479 (22.9) | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 45.4 | 25.1 | 16.7 | 41.8 | ||
|
Apgar 5 min |
<8 | 2,386 | 1,160 (48.6) | 5.3 ± 2.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 11.0 | 36.4 | 18.7 | 32.2 | 50.8 | |
| 8+ | 106.860 | 25,307 (23.7) | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 44.9 | 25.1 | 17.5 | 42.6 | ||
|
ICU adm. (Mis a: 221; Mis b: 36) |
No | 103,900 | 23,250 (22.4) | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 45.8 | 26.1 | 15.2 | 41.3 | |
| Yes | 5,125 | 3,181 (62.1) | 5.4 ± 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 35.0 | 15.1 | 39.6 | 54.7 | ||
|
Resuscitation (Mis a: 54; Mis b: 12) |
No | 106,774 | 25,053 (23.5) | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 45.0 | 25.2 | 17.2 | 42.4 | |
| Yes | 2,418 | 1,402 (58.0) | 5.4 ± 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 35.6 | 18.0 | 35.0 | 53.0 | ||
|
Multiple births (Mis a: 898; Mis b: 765) |
Singleton | Female | 51,806 | 24,179 (22.7) | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 46.1 | 24.7 | 15.9 | 40.6 |
| Male | 54,797 | |||||||||||
| Twins or more | 1,745 | 1,523 (87.3) | 5.5 ± 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 40.9 | 67.1 | ||