Table 1.
Maternal and child characteristics; data on labor and mode of birth collected from medical records from five maternity wards of non-academic hospitals located in the Vysočina Region, Czech Republic, between 2013 and 2014
| Total sample | Vaginal birth | Cesarean section | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
n = 256 100% |
n = 192 75% |
n = 64 25% |
|
| Maternal characteristics, n (%) | |||
| Age | |||
| 20–24 years | 12 (4.7) | 10 (5.2) | 2 (3.1) |
| 25–29 years | 79 (30.9) | 59 (30.7) | 20 (31.3) |
| 30–34 years | 119 (46.5) | 88 (45.8) | 31 (48.4) |
| 35–40 years | 46 (18) | 35 (18.2) | 11 (17.2) |
| Educational level | |||
| Vocational | 20 (7.8) | 16 (8.3) | 4 (6.3) |
| Secondary | 122 (47.7) | 93 (48.4) | 29 (45.3) |
| University | 111 (43.4) | 81 (42.2) | 30 (46.9) |
| Missing | 3 (1.2) | 2 (1.0) | 1 (1.6) |
| Marital status 4 years postpartum | |||
| Partner/spouse | 234 (91.4) | 175 (91.1) | 59 (92.2) |
| Single/divorced | 20 (7.8) | 15 (7.8) | 5 (7.8) |
| Missing | 2 (0.8) | 2 (1.0) | |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous | 121 (47.3) | 85 (44.3) | 36 (56.3) |
| Multiparous | 135 (52.7) | 107 (55.7) | 28 (43.8) |
| Maternal health status | |||
| Serious health problems 0–4 years postpartuma | 15 (5.9) | 11 (5.7) | 4 (6.3) |
| Childbirth characteristics, n (%) | |||
| Pain relief | |||
| None | 171 (66.8) | 171 (89.1) | – |
| Epidural analgesia | 6 (2.3) | 6 (3.1) | – |
| Spinal analgesia | 55 (21.5) | – | 55 (85.9) |
| Other analgesia | 24 (9.4) | 15 (7.8) | 9 (14.1) |
| Artificial hormones for induction of labor | |||
| None | 208 (81.2) | 157 (81.8) | 51 (79.7) |
| Oxytocin | 8 (3.1) | 6 (3.1) | 2 (3.1) |
| Prostaglandin | 31 (12.1) | 23 (12.0) | 8 (12.5) |
| Both artificial hormones | 9 (3.5) | 6 (3.1) | 3 (4.7) |
| Child characteristics, n (%) | |||
| Sex | |||
| Female | 126 (49.2) | 94 (49.0) | 32 (50.0) |
| Male | 130 (50.8) | 98 (51.0) | 32 (50.0) |
| Gestational age at birth | |||
| 37 weeks | 7 (2.7) | 6 (3.1) | 1 (1.6) |
| 38–40 weeks | 198 (77.3) | 151 (78.6) | 47 (73.4) |
| 41–42 weeks | 51 (19.9) | 35 (18.2) | 16 (25.0) |
| Birth weight (grams) | |||
| 2500–2999 | 27 (10.5) | 17 (8.9) | 10 (15.6) |
| 3000–3499 | 104 (40.6) | 78 (40.6) | 26 (40.6) |
| 3500–3999 | 90 (35.2) | 72 (37.5) | 18 (28.1) |
| > 4000 g | 35 (13.7) | 25 (13.0) | 10 (15.6) |
| Length of postpartum hospitalization of the newborn | |||
| 3 days | 34 (13.3) | 34 (17.7) | – |
| 4–5 days | 174 (68.0) | 132 (68.8) | – |
| 6–7 days | 38 (14.8) | 16 (8.3) | 42 (65.6) |
| 7–9 days | 10 (3.9) | 10 (5.2) | 22 (34.4) |
aMothers reported whether they had experienced any serious health problems following child’s birth