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. 2022 Oct 14;17(10):e0275879. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275879

Table 5. Risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH>500ml) due to dystocia in second deliveries without previous cesarean section (CS) (reference), second deliveries with previous CS, and first deliveries; singleton births, ≥22 weeks of gestation and spontaneous onset or induction of labor.

  Total Dystocia related PPH
Groups (n) (n) % aOR 95% CI
2nd delivery without previous CS 864751 3146 0.4 1 Ref
2nd delivery with previous CS 71240 3692 5.2 18.85 17.84 19.92
1st delivery 1124388 28690 2.6 9.10 8.72 9.48

CI confidence interval, aOR OR adjusted for maternal age and period (1967–1977, 1978–1987, 1988–1997, 1998–2007 and 2008–2017).