Table A1.
Attendance at home births and practices in the immediate postpartum period.
| Questions on Practices in the Immediate Postpartum Period | Attends Home Births | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N = 1011) n (%) |
Yes (N = 43) n (%) |
P-value | |
| Drug administered in the immediate postpartum period with physiological bleeding | 0.002 * | ||
| None | 242 (23.9) | 22 (51.2) | |
| Oxytocin | 735 (72.7) | 20 (46.5) | |
| Carbetocin | 10 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Methylergometrine maleate (Methergine®) | 9 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Misoprostol (Cytotec®) | 15 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Frequency of administration of oxytocin in perfusion in the immediate postpartum period | <0.001 ** | ||
| Never | 55 (5.4) | 12 (27.9) | |
| Rarely | 162 (16.0) | 8 (18.6) | |
| Occasionally | 188 (18.6) | 9 (20.9) | |
| Frequently | 194 (19.2) | 9 (20.9) | |
| Always | 412 (40.8) | 5 (11.6) | |
| Situations in which oxytocin is administered during the immediate postpartum period in vaginal births with physiological bleeding | <0.001* | ||
| Never | 62 (6.1) | 16 (37.2) | |
| Only if medically indicated | 91 (9.0) | 4 (9.3) | |
| In women with risk factors for bleeding | 251 (24.8) | 13 (30.2) | |
| Systematically | 607 (60.0) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Oxytocin dose administered in the immediate postpartum period in vaginal births with physiological bleeding | <0.001 ** | ||
| 10 IU oxytocin | 107 (10.6) | 20 (46.5) | |
| 20 IU oxytocin | 364 (36.0) | 7 (16.3) | |
| 30 IU oxytocin | 327 (32.3) | 8 (18.6) | |
| Variable dose depending on a protocolised checklist of risk factors for bleeding | 66 (6.5) | 3 (7.0) | |
| Variable dose depending on risk factors according to my criteria | 147 (14.5) | 5 (11.6) | |
| Waiting time after administering uterotonic drugs in the third stage of labour before considering it necessary for a gynaecologist to assess the need for manual removal of the placenta | <0.001 ** | ||
| 10 min | 12 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 20 min | 53 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 30 min | 685 (83.0) | 13 (56.5) | |
| 40 min | 50 (6.1) | 3 (13.0) | |
| 50 min | 6 (0.7) | 2 (8.7) | |
| More than 50 min | 19 (2.3) | 5 (21.7) | |
| Waiting time in a physiological delivery before considering it necessary for a gynaecologist to assess the need for manual removal of the placenta | <0.001 ** | ||
| 20 min | 32 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 30 min | 550 (54.4) | 6 (14.0) | |
| 40 min | 97 (9.6) | 9 (20.9) | |
| 50 min | 34 (3.4) | 3 (7.0) | |
| 60 min | 261 (25.8) | 12 (27.9) | |
| More than 60 min | 37 (3.7) | 13 (30.2) | |
*: Pearson’s chi-squared test; **: Mann-Whitney U test.