Midwife-led care | Obstetrician-led care | OR (adjusted)a | OR (adjusted)a | OR (adjusted)a | ||
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(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||
Preferred home birth | Preferred hospital birth | n = 182 (%) | Preferred MFL home birth vs. Preferred MFL hospital birth | Preferred MFL home birth vs. Preferred OBL hospital birth | Preferred MFL hospital birth vs. Preferred OBL hospital birth | |
n = 226 (%) | n = 168 (%) | |||||
Medical indications (overall)a | 54 (23.9) | 54 (32.1) | 79 (43.4) | 0.64 (0.38 – 1.09) | 0.41 (0.25 – 0.66) | 0.64 (0.39 – 1.04) |
Hypertensive disorders | 19 (8.4) | 15 (8.9) | 27 (14.8) | |||
(Suspected) IUGR | 1 (0.4) | 5 (3.0) | 8 (4.4) | |||
Diabetes | - | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.6) | |||
Congenital anomalies | 1 (0.4) | - | 1 (0.5) | |||
Stillbirth | 1 (0.4) | - | 3 (1.6) | |||
Malposition incl. breech | 7 (3.1) | 10 (6.0) | 13 (7.1) | |||
Placental problems , blood loss | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 4 (2.2) | |||
(Threatening) preterm birth | 8 (3.5) | 9 (5.4) | 6 (3.3) | |||
Post-term pregnancy | 11 (4.9) | 9 (5.4) | 6 (3.3) | |||
Other | 5 (2.2) | 4 (2.4) | 8 (4.4) | |||
Onset of labora,b | ||||||
Spontaneous | 192 (85.0) | 139 (82.7) | 121 (66.5) | |||
Induction | 24 (10.6) | 18 (10.7) | 41 (22.5) | 1.23 (0.57 – 2.64) | 0.51 (0.28 – 0.95) | 0.42 (0.21 – 0.85) |
Planned cesarean | 10 (4.4) | 11 (6.5) | 20 (11.0) | 0.74 (0.25 – 2.21) | 0.41 (0.16 – 1.04) | 0.55 (0.22 – 1.41) |