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