| |
Experimental group
|
Control group
|
RR/mean difference
|
p-value
|
|---|
| | | |
(95% CI)
| |
|---|
| |
n = 500
|
n = 502
| | |
|---|
| |
n (%)
|
n (%)
| | |
|---|
|
Blood loss
| | | | |
|
0-499 ml
|
207 (41.4)
|
252 (50.1)
|
1.0 Ref.
| |
|
500-999 ml
|
214 (42.8)
|
178 (35.4)
|
1.20 (1.03-1.41)
|
0. 007
|
|
1000-1499 ml
|
44 (8.8)
|
39 (7.7)
|
1.13 (0.94-1.47)
|
0. 225
|
|
1500 ml or above
|
32 (6.4)
|
33 (6.5)
|
1.1 (0. 84-1.42)
|
0. 622
|
|
Mean blood loss in ml. (SD)
|
652 (± 444)
|
606 (± 461)
|
45.9
|
0. 109
|
|
Manuel removal of placenta*
|
13 (2.6)
|
16 (3.0)
|
0.90 (0.59-1.35)
|
0. 579
|
|
Blood transfusion*
|
19 (3.8)
|
22 (4.4)
|
0.93 (0.66-1.29)
|
0. 641
|
|
Hb 36-48 hours postpartum g/l (SD)
|
111 (±16)
|
113 (±15)
|
- 1, 933
|
0. 101
|
|
Hb 8-12 week postpartum, g/l (SD)
|
112 (±48)
|
111 (±50)
|
0. 757
|
0. 900
|
- * Reference = Women not exposed to the studied variable
