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Table 2 Complications of pregnancy between different levels of hospitals in mainland China

From: A descriptive analysis of the indications for caesarean section in mainland China

 

Type of hospital care

p

Secondary

Tertiary

Premature rupture of membrane n (%)

3243 (9.43)

13771 (17.90)

<0.001

Premature delivery n (%)

757 (2.20)

7072 (9.19)

<0.001

GDM n (%)

314 (0.91)

4844 (6.30)

<0.001

PIH n (%)

887 (2.58)

5081 (6.52)

<0.001

Fetal distress n (%)

2089 (6.07)

7057 (9.17)

<0.001

ICP n (%)

173 (0.50)

1160 (1.51)

<0.001

Heart disease during pregnancy n (%)

26 (0.08)

375 (0.49)

<0.001

Placenta previa n (%)

140 (0.41)

1205 (1.57)

<0.001

Placental abruption n(%)

66 (0.19)

530 (0.69)

<0.001

  1. GDM, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; PIH, Pregnancy-induced hypertension; ICP, Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy.