Table 1.
Socio-demographic, obstetric and delivery details
| Total cohort (n = 438) | BCE performed (n = 149) | BCE not performed (n = 289) | p value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (mean; years) | 32.4 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 0.03 | |
| BMI > 30 | 29 (6.6%) | 10 (6.7%) | 19 (6.6%) | 0.89 | |
| Public care (%) | 95.4 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 0.92 | |
| Nulliparity | 263 (60.0%) | 82 (55.0%) | 181 (62.6%) | 0.12 | |
| Singleton pregnancy | 427 (97.5%) | 146 (98.0%) | 281 (97.2%) | 0.63 | |
| Previous PPH (%) | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 0.77 | |
| Birth weight (mean; grams) | 3570.4 | 3591.0 | 3559.8 | 0.60 | |
| Spontaneous labour | 285 (65.1%) | 100 (67.1%) | 185 (64.0%) | 0.52 | |
| Spontaneous birth | 280 (63.9%) | 99 (66.4%) | 181 (62.6%) | 0.47 | |
| Delivery gestation: | Preterm (< 37 weeks) | 26 (5.9%) | 5 (3.4%) | 21 (7.3%) | 0.25 |
| Term (37–41 weeks) | 325 (74.2%) | 117 (78.5%) | 208 (72.0%) | ||
| Post-term (> 41 weeks) | 87 (19.8%) | 27 (18.1%) | 60 (20.8%) | ||
| Prolonged 3rd stage (> 30 min) | 66 (15.1%) | 10 (6.7%) | 56 (19.4%) | < 0.001 | |
1Continuous variables were assessed by the t-test and categorical variables were analysed using the chi-squared test. P value of < 0.05 is considered statistically significant