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Table 4 Univariate analysis for caesarean delivery, maternal intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal infections

From: Management of Foley catheter induction among nulliparous women: a retrospective study

  

Caesarean delivery (n=169)c

Maternal intrapartum infection (n=27)d

Maternal postpartum infection (n=17)

Neonatal infection (n=38)

Neonatal clinical sepsis (n=12)e

 

n

OR

(CL 95 %)

OR

(CL 95 %)

OR

(CL 95 %)

OR

(CL 95 %)

OR

(CL 95 %)

Maternal age ≥ 37 (years)

43

1.9

1.0-3.6

0.7

0.2-3.1

1.8

0.2-13.9

1.1

0.4-3.2

4.9

1.4-17.0

IVFa

19

1.4

0.6-3.6

0

0

0.7

0.1-5.8

2

0.6-7.3

0

0

Smoking

61

1

0.6-1.8

1.8

0.7-4.7

1.2

0.3-5.6

1.2

0.5-2.9

2.1

0.5-7.9

BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (kg/m2)b

64

1.8

1.1-3.1

1

0.3-3.0

0

0

1.6

0.7-3.7

2

0.5-7.5

Gestational diabetes

81

1.9

1.2-3.1

3.3

1.5-7.4

3.8

0.5-29.2

1.4

0.6-3.1

4.6

1.4-14.6

Pre-eclampsia or hypertension

68

1

0.6-1.8

0.9

0.3-2.8

0

 

1.5

0.6-3.4

1.5

0.8-9.5

Bishopa ≤ 3 at the start of induction

206

1.6

1.1-2.4

1.4

0.6-3.0

1.7

0.6-4.7

0.9

0.5-1.8

1.5

0.5-4.8

Cervical effacement > 2 cm at the time of amniotomy

32

0.8-3.4

0.6-2.1

1.1

0.2-4.7

1.5

0.3-7.0

0

 

0

0

Cervical dilation ≤ 3 cm at the time of amniotomy

19

1.6

0.8-3.4

0.7

0.2-3.0

0.9

0.1-7.7

0.99

0.3-3.0

1.2

0.2-10.0

Time of amniotomy after balloon expulsion

 ≤2 h vs. >2 h

195

1.4

0.9-2.0

0.9

0.4-2.0

1.6

0.6-4.4

1

0.5-2.1

1.3

0.4-4.3

 ≤12 h vs.>12 h

47

0.9

0.5-1.7

2.5

0.9-6.5

2

0.3-15.6

0.8

0.3-2.2

1.7

0.4-8.2

Oxytocin for induction of labor

188

3.3

2.2-4.9

1

0.5-2.3

1.1

0.4-3.0

1.2

0.6-2.4

1.6

0.5-5.3

Time of starting oxytocin for IOL after amniotomy

 ≤3 h vs. > 3 h

103

1.1

0.6-1.9

1.8

0.5-5.8

0.5

0.1-2.5

0.8

0.3-2.4

0.4

0.4-3.9

 ≤12 h vs. > 12 h

52

1.3

0.7-2.5

2

0.4-9.5

  

1.8

0.6-5.4

2.7

0.4-19.4

Early epidural analgesia

15

11.2

2.5-50.5

1

0.5-2.3

0.5

0.1-4.1

2.7

0.7-10.0

6

1.2-30.3

  1. IVF; in vitro fertilization, BMI; body mass index
  2. aMissing values 2
  3. bMissing values 4
  4. cMaternal age ≥ 37 (p=0.045), BMI≥ 30 (p=0.029), gestational diabetes (p=0.01), Bishop ≤ 3 (p=0.018), oxytocin induction (p<0.001), early epidural analgesia (p=0.002)
  5. dGestational diabetes (p=0.004)
  6. eMaternal age ≥ 37 (p=0.013), gestational diabetes (p=0.01), early epidural analgesia (p=0.029)