TABLE 2.
Risk of CS, stratified by CS type, and IOL in 2020, with lockdown periods in March–May and October–December, compared with the same periods in 2016–2019
|
2016–2019 n (%) |
2020 n (%) |
OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CS | ||||
| Jan–Feb | 363 (14.8) | 124 (17.6) | 1.22 (0.98–1.53) | 1.22 (0.96–1.54) |
| Mar–May | 643 (16.2) | 145 (13.7) | 0.82 (0.67–1.00) | 0.81 (0.66–0.99) |
| Jun–Sep | 932 (15.9) | 278 (17.4) | 1.11 (0.96–1.30) | 1.14 (0.98–1.33) |
| Oct–Dec | 663 (16.5) | 152 (14.6) | 0.87 (0.71–1.05) | 0.82 (0.67–1.00) |
| Emergency CS | ||||
| Jan–Feb | 212 (8.7) | 82 (11.6) | 1.39 (1.06–1.82) | 1.36 (1.02–1.80) |
| Mar–May | 388 (9.8) | 98 (9.3) | 0.94 (0.74–1.19) | 0.90 (0.70–1.15) |
| Jun–Sep | 572 (9.8) | 171 (10.7) | 1.11 (0.92–1.33) | 1.09 (0.90–1.32) |
| Oct–Dec | 394 (9.8) | 101 (9.7) | 0.99 (0.79–1.25) | 0.90 (0.70–1.15) |
| Elective CS | ||||
| Jan–Feb | 152 (6.2) | 42 (6.0) | 0.96 (0.67–1.36) | 0.94 (0.65–1.36) |
| Mar–May | 255 (6.5) | 47 (4.4) | 0.67 (0.49–0.93) | 0.71 (0.51–0.99) |
| Jun–Sep | 360 (6.2) | 107 (6.7) | 1.10 (0.88–1.38) | 1.19 (0.94–1.50) |
| Oct–Dec | 269 (6.7) | 51 (4.9) | 0.72 (0.53–0.98) | 0.72 (0.52–0.99) |
| IOL | ||||
| Jan–Feb | 676 (27.6) | 185 (26.2) | 0.93 (0.77–1.13) | 0.96 (0.79–1.16) |
| Mar–May | 1087 (27.4) | 295 (27.8) | 1.02 (0.88–1.19) | 1.03 (0.89–1.21) |
| Jun–Sep | 1514 (25.9) | 458 (28.7) | 1.15 (1.02–1.31) | 1.16 (1.02–1.32) |
| Oct–Dec | 1128 (28.1) | 299 (28.8) | 1.03 (0.89–1.20) | 1.08 (0.92–1.26) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CS, cesarean section; IOL, induction of labor; OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for parity, maternal age, gestational age at birth, country of origin, residential area, cohabitation, employment, essential hypertension, and pre‐existing diabetes mellitus.