Table 2 Temporal trends in maternal age, parity, operative vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery, Kaniyambadi (KB) and Nova Scotia (NS), 1986 to 2005.
From: Perinatal outcomes in a South Asian setting with high rates of low birth weight
Period | Age < 20 years (%) | Age ≥ 35 years (%) | Nulliparous (%) | Parity ≥ 5 (%) | Operative vaginal delivery rate (%) | Cesarean rate (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | KB | NS | KB | NS | KB | NS | KB | NS | KB | NS | KB | NS |
1986–87 | 25.1 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 39.4 | 43.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 20.2 |
1988–89 | 24.3 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 40.0 | 43.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 19.9 |
1990–91 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 37.8 | 44.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 18.8 |
1992–93 | 18.6 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 38.7 | 44.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 19.3 |
1994–95 | 18.4 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 40.4 | 44.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 19.4 |
1996–97 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 42.4 | 44.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 19.9 |
1998–99 | 16.9 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 44.6 | 44.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 10.6 | 6.5 | 20.4 |
2000–01 | 15.3 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 44.3 | 44.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 23.9 |
2002–03 | 14.5 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 44.2 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 27.7 |
2004–05 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 47.3 | 45.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 28.4 |
Total | 18.8 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 41.8 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 21.4 |