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Table 3 Causes of inappropriate caesareans according to maternity unit level within the Auvergne perinatal health network

From: Appropriateness of elective caesarean deliveries in a perinatal network: a cross-sectional study

Level of maternity unit

Inappropriate caesareans (n = 66)

Maternal-preference caesareans (n = 23)

Physician-preference caesareans (n = 43)

OR*

Numbers (n)

% [95%CI]

Numbers (n)

% [95%CI]

[95%CI]

I

14

4

28.6 [4.9-52.2]

10

71.4 [47.8-95.1]

3.75 [0.44-31.62]

II

47

16

34.0 [20.5-47.6]

31

66.0 [52.4-79.5]

2.91 [0.44-19.20]

III

5

3

60 [17.1-100.0]

2

40 [0.0-82.9]

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  1. *Physician-preference vs. maternal-preference caesareans.