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Table 4 Obstetric predictors of mode of delivery after multinomial logistic regression$

From: Maternal and neonatal factors associated with mode of delivery under a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Lagos, Nigeria

Factor

Emergency c-section vs vaginal delivery

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% Confidence interval)

Emergency c-section vs elective c-section

Adjusted odds ratio (95% Confidence interval)

Vaginal delivery vs elective c-section

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% Confidence interval)

Antenatal care

   

   One or more visits

1.0

1.0

1.0

   None

2.54 (2.14 - 3.03)***

3.23 (2.46 - 4.24)***

1.27 (0.96 - 1.68)

Herbal drug in pregnancy

   

   None

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

0.76 (0.60 - 0.95)*

1.06 (0.75 - 1.51)

1.40 (0.99 - 1.99)

Hypertensive conditions

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

4.80 (3.52 - 6.52)***

1.12 (0.75 - 1.68)

0.23 (0.15 -0.36)***

Ante-partum haemorrhage

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

72.58 (17.08 - 308.47)***

3.49 (1.04 - 11.72)*

0.05 (0.01 - 0.30)**

Cephalopelvic disproportion

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

79.83 (29.00 - 219.78)***

1.36 (0.87 - 2.13)

0.02 (0.01 - 0.05)***

Premature rupture of membranes

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

3.38 (1.66 - 6.87)***

1.93 (0.70 - 5.31)

0.57 (0.19 - 1.75)

Prolonged/obstructed labour

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

59.95 (37.11 - 96.84)***

5.06 (3.16 - 8.10)***

0.08 (0.04 - 0.16)***

Malpresentation

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

6.70 (4.82 - 9.32)***

0.91 (0.63 - 1.32)

0.14 (0.09 - 0.21)***

Previous caesarean section

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

59.41 (34.46 - 102.42)***

0.41 (0.31 - 0.54)***

0.01 (0.00 - 0.01)***

Maternal HIV

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

1.40 (1.00 - 1.97)*

0.45 (0.29 -0.69)***

0.32 (0.21 - 0.49)***

Multiple gestations

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

2.39 (1.75 - 3.26)***

1.08 (0.71 - 1.64)

0.45 (0.29 - 0.70)***

Fetal distress

   

   No

1.0

1.0

1.0

   Yes

116.25 (36.28 - 372.50)***

16.61 (4.04 - 68.29)***

0.14 (0.02 - 0.87)*

  1. $After adjusting for all socio-demographic factors; *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. c-section = caesarean section; vs = versus/compared with