Table 2.
Comparison of birth outcomes prepandemic and during the pandemic.
| Birth outcomes | Value, n (%) | Relative change, % | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | ||
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Prepandemic | During the pandemic |
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| Reported births, n (%) | 152,832 (50.26) | 151,191 (49.73) | –1.05 | N/Aa | N/A | |
| Gestational age at delivery, n (%) | ||||||
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Full-term births | 121,113 (91.54) | 129,165 (92.01) | 0.51 | <.001b | 0.94 (0.91-0.96) |
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Preterm births (<37 weeks) | 11,192 (8.46) | 11,216 (7.98) | –5.67 | <.001b | 0.94 (0.91-0.96) |
| Delivery method, n (%) |
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Vaginal | 103,808 (67.98) | 102,717 (67.95) | –0.04 | .79 | 1 (0.98-1.01) |
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Cesarean section | 46,923 (30.73) | 46,381 (30.68) | –0.16 | .79 | 0.99 (0.98-1.01) |
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Vaginal birth after Cesarean | 1981 (1.30) | 2072 (1.37) | 5.38 | .29 | 0.96 (0.91-1.02) |
| Delivery facility type, n (%) | ||||||
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Hospital | 141,267 (91.76) | 141,173 (90.97) | –0.86 | <.001b | 0.90 (0.87-0.93) |
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Birthing center | 4812 (3.13) | 4985 (3.21) | 2.56 | .11 | 1 (99.2-1.07) |
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Home | 1535 (1.00) | 2019 (1.30) | 30.00 | <.001b | 1.3 (1.23-1.4) |
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Total out-of-hospital (birthing center + home) | 6347 (4.12) | 7004 (4.51) | 9.47 | <.001b | 1.1 (1.06-1.14) |
| Hospital stay length in days, mean (SD) | ||||||
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All deliveries | 2.69 (1.39) | 2.48 (1.35) | –7.81 | <.001b | N/A |
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Vaginal + vaginal birth after Cesarean | 2.42 (1.19) | 2.24 (1.16) | –7.44 | <.001b | N/A |
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Cesarean section | 3.46 (1.62) | 3.17 (1.59) | –8.38 | <.001b | N/A |
aN/A: not applicable.
b5% statistical significance cutoff.