Table 2.

A comparison of onset of labour, mode of delivery and maternal and neonatal outcomes between private and public patients

	Private (n = 2520)	Public (n = 19,712)	Relative Risk 95% CI	Adjusted Relative Risk 95% CI
Onset
Pre-labour CS	319	1210	1.97	1.74
			1.76–2.18	1.48–2.04
IOL	988	6565	1.42	1.30
			1.31–1.53	1.17–1.44
SOL	1213	11,937	0.64	0.64
			0.56–0.66	0.58–0.71
Mode of delivery
CS (Total)	773	4234	1.06	1.37
			1.05–1.08	1.27–1.53
CS following SOL	112	1101	1.01	0.97
			0.99–1.03	0.76–1.23
CS following IOL	342	2018	1.02	1.1
			1.01–1.04	0.89–1.26
OVD	710	4365	1.64	1.36
			1.5–1.8	1.20–1.53
OVD following SOL	411	2850	1.6	1.3
			1.42–1.80	1.11–1.51
OVD following IOL	299	1515	1.61	1.37
			1.39–1.85	1.13–1.68
Outcomes
OASIS	27	482	0.46	0.38
			0.32–0.66	0.25–0.58
PPH >500mls	441	3428	1.01	0.93
			0,91–1.11	0.81–1.05
Cord pH < 7.10	48	387	0.98	0.98
			0.82–1.19	0.72–1.34
Neonatal unit admission	143	1226	0.92	0.92
			0.72–1.02	0.77–1.10

CS Caesarean section, IOL Induction of labour, SOL Spontaneous onset of labour, OVD Operative vaginal delivery, OASIS Obstetric anal sphincter injury, PPH Post-partum haemorrhage