Table 4.

Intrapartum/neonatal mortality at 37 completed weeks of gestation compared with 39–41 completed weeks, start of labour and care at spontaneous start of labour

	Total birth n	Intrapartum/neonatal mortality n	aORa	95% CI
Start of labour
Spontaneous	29 426	37	2.20	1.56	3.10
Induction	20 870	18	1.62	0.95	2.77
Planned caesarean section	5205	6	1.17	0.48	2.85
Total	55 501	61
Care at spontaneous start of labour
Primary (midwifery‐led) care	16 473	17	1.95	1.19	3.21
Specialist care	12 814	20	2.15	1.31	3.52
Unknown care	139	0	n.a.
Total	29 426	37

n.a., not applicable.

^aAdjusted for parity, maternal age, ethnicity, socio‐economic status, gender, SGA<p10, hypertensive disorder.