Table 3.
Neonatal outcomes.
| Outcomes | Outcome category | Midwife-led care (n = 703) | Regular care (n = 1498) | Unadjusted risk ratio RRc (95% CI) | p value | Adjusted risk ratio aRRd (95% CI) | Adj p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preterm birth ≤ 37 weeks | > 37 w | 613 (86·9%) | 1247 (83·2%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| ≤ 37 w | 92 (13·1%) | 251 (16·8%) | 0·78 (0·63–0·98) | 0·029 | 0·79 (0·63–0·98) | 0·035 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Very preterm birth ≤ 32 weeks | > 32 w | 700 (99·6%) | 1475 (98·5%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| ≤ 32 w | 3 (0·4%) | 23 (1·5%) | 0·28 (0·08–0·92) | 0·036 | 0·27 (0·08–0·91) | 0·035 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Birthweight ≤ 2500 g | > 2500 g | 652 (92·7%) | 1364 (91·1%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| ≤ 2500 g | 51 (7·3%) | 134 (8·9%) | 0·81 (0·60–1·11) | 0·185 | 0·79 (0·58–1·09) | 0·146 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Birthweight ≤ 1500 g | > 1500 g | 702 (99·9%) | 1482 (98·9%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| ≤ 1500 g | 1 (0·1%) | 16 (1·1%) | 0·13 (0·02–1·00) | 0·050 | 0·13 (0·02–0·97) | 0·046 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Apgar score at 5 min | > 7 | 683 (97·2%) | 1433 (95·7%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| ≤ 7 | 20 (2·8%) | 65 (4·3%) | 0·66 (0·40–1·07) | 0·093 | 0·70 (0·43–1·15) | 0·156 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Neonatal deatha | No | 697 (99·1%) | 1484 (99·1%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 6 (0·9%) | 14 (0·9%) | 0·91 (0·35–2·37) | 0·852 | 0·90 (0·34–2·37) | 0·832 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Newborn admitted to NICUb | No | 654 (93%) | 1349 (90·1%) | 1 (ref) | 1 (ref) | ||
| Yes | 49 (7%) | 149 (9·9%) | 0·70 (0·51–0·96) | 0·025 | 0·71 (0·52–0·98) | 0·036 | |
| Data missing | 0 | 0 |
Data are in n (%), risk ratio RR (95% CI) and adjusted risk ratio aRR (95% CI).
a
Neonatal deaths include stillbirths and deaths during hospital stay.
b
NICU = neonatal intensive care unit. The table includes singleton births by women from rural areas.
c
Univariate analyses using Pearson's chi-squared tests.
d
Multivariate analyses using generalised linear models for binary outcomes with the log link. Adjusted for mothers' age, parity, previous CS and year of current birth.