Table 2 Primary composite outcome by planned place of birth at the onset of labour
Planned place of birth | No. events/births | Incidence of events/1000 | Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All women | ||||
Total* | 1 481/258 045 | 5.7 | ||
Hospital | 1 399/242 860 | 5.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth centre | 77/14 482 | 5.3 | 0.92 (0.73-1.16) | 0.87 (0.69-1.10) |
Home Birth | 5/703 | 7.1 | 1.17 (0.49-2.83) | 1.06 (0.44-2.56) |
Nulliparous women | 1 018/158 866 | 6.4 | ||
Hospital | 949/149 417 | 6.4 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth Centre | 65/9 145 | 7.1 | 1.12 (0.87-1.44) | 1.04 (0.81-1.34) |
Home Birth | 4/304 | 13.2 | 2.03 (0.75-5.44) | 1.72 (0.64-4.63) |
Multiparous women | 461/99 022 | 4.7 | ||
Hospital | 448/93 298 | 4.8 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth Centre | 12/5 332 | 2.3 | 0.47 (0.26-0.83) | 0.45 (0.26-0.81) |
Home Birth | 1/392 | 2.6 | 0.49 (0.07-3.52) | 0.47 (0.07-3.38) |
Women without complications at start of care in labour | ||||
Total* | 1291/235 611 | 5.5 | ||
Hospital | 1221/221 193 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth centre | 66/13 723 | 4.8 | 0.87 (0.68-1.12) | 0.82 (0.64-1.05) |
Home birth | 4/695 | 5.8 | 0.99 (0.37-2.64) | 0.87 (0.33-2.35) |
Nulliparous women | 887/144 830 | 6.1 | ||
Hospital | 829/135 897 | 6.1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth centre | 55/8 633 | 6.4 | 1.05 (0.80-1.37) | 0.96 (0.73-1.26) |
Home birth | 3/300 | 10.0 | 1.60 (0.51-4.99) | 1.31 (0.42-4.11) |
Multiparous women | 403/90 632 | 4.5 | ||
Hospital | 391/85 159 | 4.6 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Birth centre | 11/5 085 | 2.2 | 0.47 (0.26-0.86) | 0.46 (0.25-0.83) |
Home birth | 1/388 | 2.6 | 0.52 (0.07-3.72) | 0.50 (0.07-3.60) |