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Table 3 Age-standardised Rates of CS for 10-group classification and Hospital Groupings, NSW, 1998-2008

From: Epidemiology and trends for Caesarean section births in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based study

Groupings

Caesarean Rate in each

group (%)

Contribution made

by each group to

overall CS rate %

(denom = 965,702)

ASR (per 100

deliveries) of

contribution made

to overall CS rate

APC (95% Upper

and Lower CL) in

ASR (%)

10-Group Classification

    

Nulliparous, single vertex, ≥37 wk, spontaneous labour -1

29,961/225,216 (13.3)

3.1

2.9

3.5 (1.8; 5.2)*

Nulliparous, single vertex, ≥37 wk, Induced or CS wi No Labour-2

50,421/127,004 (39.7)

5.2

4.9

6.8 (5.5; 8.2)*

Multiparous (excl prev CS), single vertex, ≥37 wk spontaneous labour -3

6,146/280,506 (2.2)

0.6

0.6

1.1 (-1.3; 3.6)

Multiparous (excl prev CS), single vertex, ≥37 wk, Induced or CS wi No labour -4

17,736/121,911 (14.6)

1.8

1.8

4.0 (1.9; 6.2)*

Previous CS, single vertex, ≥37 wk -5

79,480/104,160 (76.3)

8.2

8.4

5.3 (4.8; 5.8)*

All nulliparous breeches -6

17,410/19,294 (90.2)

1.8

1.7

0.8 (-0.3; 2.0)

All multiparous breeches -7

14,775/17,730 (83.3)

1.5

1.5

-1.0 (-2.8; 0.7)

All multiple pregnancies -8

8,651/15,163 (57.0)

0.9

1.8

3.6 (1.3; 5.9)*

All 'other' lies -9

5,430/6,979 (77.8)

0.6

0.6

-2.8 (-4.6; -1.1)*

All single vertex, ≤ 36 wk -10

14,159/46,734 (30.3)

1.5

1.4

4.0 (3.6; 4.4)*

  1. *Indicates significant at p < 0.05 level
  2. Abbreviations: ASR = age-standardised rate; APC = annual percentage change