Mode of birth | England (N = 5,250) | Queensland (N = 3,467) | OR~ | 95% CI | ||
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N | % | N | % | |||
All Women | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vaginal Birth | 3,930 | 74.9 | 2,213 | 63.8 | Â | Â |
Unassisted | 3,269 | 62.3 | 1,830 | 52.8 | Â | Â |
Assisted | 661 | 12.6 | 383 | 11.0 | 0.94 | 0.82-1.08 |
Caesarean Birth | 1,320 | 25.1 | 1,254 | 36.2 | 1.44 *** | 1.28-1.61 |
Intrapartum | 677 | 12.9 | 524 | 15.1 | 1.14 | 1.00-1.30 |
Pre-labour onset | 643 | 12.2 | 730 | 21.1 | 1.51 *** | 1.31-1.73 |
Women without a previous Caesarean | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Vaginal Birth | 3,763 | 80.8 | 2,128 | 74.8 | Â | Â |
Unassisted | 3,140 | 67.4 | 1,766 | 62.1 | Â | Â |
Assisted | 623 | 13.4 | 362 | 12.7 | 0.98 | 0.85-1.13 |
Caesarean Birth | 897 | 19.2 | 716 | 25.2 | 1.33 *** | 1.18-1.50 |
Intrapartum | 560 | 12.0 | 410 | 14.4 | 1.21 * | 1.05-1.40 |
Pre-labour onset | 337 | 7.2 | 306 | 10.8 | 1.36 *** | 1.14-1.62 |
Women with a previous Caesarean | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Vaginal Birth | 167 | 28.3 | 85 | 13.7 | Â | Â |
Unassisted | 129 | 21.9 | 64 | 10.3 | Â | Â |
Assisted | 38 | 6.4 | 21 | 3.4 | 0.54 *†| 0.31-0.94 |
Caesarean Birth | 423 | 71.7 | 536 | 86.4 | 2.28 *** | 1.69-3.06 |
Intrapartum | 117 | 19.8 | 114 | 18.3 | 0.90 | 0.67-1.20 |
Pre-labour onset | 306 | 51.9 | 424 | 68.1 | 1.87 *** | 1.47-2.37 |