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. 2020 Jul 10;48:57. doi: 10.1186/s41182-020-00239-2

Table 1.

Mode of birth (n = 3148)

N (%)
Vaginal delivery 1752 (55.6)
 Spontaneous vaginal delivery 1314 (75.0)
 Induced vaginal delivery 227 (12.9)
 Unknown 211 (12.1)
Induced vaginal delivery
 Drug-induced vaginal delivery 198 (11.3)
 Instrumental vaginal delivery 4 (0.2)
 Unknown 25 (1.4)
Cesarean section 1396 (44.3)
 Medically planned cesarean section 603 (43.2)
 Emergency cesarean section 777 (55.7)
 Unknown 16 (1.1)
Reasons for cesarean section
 Previous cesarean section 420 (30.0)
 Cephalopelvic disproportion 157 (11.2)
 Oligohydramnios 147 (10.5)
 Malposition 128 (9.1)
 Fetal distress 103 (7.3)
 Ineffective contraction 89 (6.3)
 Post-term delivery 62 (4.4)
 Premature rupture of the membrane 48 (3.4)
 Hypertension during pregnancy 43 (3.0)
 Anomaly of placenta 39 (2.7)
 Coiling or short umbilical cord 10 (0.7)
 Twins 3 (0.2)
 Other 56 (4.0)
 Unknown 91 (6.5)

Table 1 shows obstetric information of last previous delivery in the participants. Obstetric information included mode of delivery and reasons for cesarean section. Number (percentage) in each variable is displayed in the table