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Table 5 Trend in maternal age (2000, 2004 and 2008, low risk patients only

From: Limiting the caesarean section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study

 

2000

2004

2008

OR (95% CI)

Maternal age

Total deliveries

C - section

%

Total deliveries

C - section

%

Total deliveries

C - section

%

 

< 20 years

727

52

7.2

633

56

8.8

693

57

8.2

1.16 (0.77 - 1.75)

20-24 years

3829

377

9.8

3877

412

10.6

3776

476

12.6

1.36 (1.18 - 1.58)

25-29 years

8005

863

10.8

7846

853

10.9

8512

1072

12.6

1.19 (1.08 - 1.31)

30-34 years

3343

458

13.7

4116

619

15.0

4221

677

16.0

1.20 (1.05 - 1.37)

35-39 years

689

127

18.4

965

181

18.8

1073

241

19.6

1.08 (0.84 - 1.39)

≥ 40 years

68

18

26.5

132

38

28.8

157

57

36.3

1.58 (0.81 - 3.12)