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Table 2 Birth outcomes

From: Perineal injuries and birth positions among 2992 women with a low risk pregnancy who opted for a homebirth

 

Total

Primiparas

Multiparasa

Missing

 

N = 2992

N = 524

N = 2422

N = 46 (1.5)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Birth weight

    

 <2999 g

134 (4.5)

44 (8.4)

88 (3.6)

 

 3000-3999 g

2029 (67.8)

392 (74.8)

1609 (66.4)

 

 4000-4499 g

607 (20.3)

55 (10.5)

541 (22.3)

 

 >4500 g

143 (4.8)

15 (2.9)

127 (5.2)

 

 Missing

79 (2.6)

18 (3.4)

57 (2.4)

 

Sutured injury

    

 Yes

1242 (41.5)

319 (60.9)

891 (36.8)

 

 No

1709 (57.1)

196 (37.4)

1499 (61.9)

 

 Missing

41 (1.4)

9 (1.7)

32 (1.3)

 

OASIS

    

 Yes

21 (0.7)

12 (2.3)

7 (0.3)

 

 No

2937 (98.2)

501 (95.6)

2392 (98.8)

 

 Missing

34 (1.1)

11 (2.1)

23 (0.9)

 

Episiotomy

    

 Yes

31 (1.0)

23 (4.4)

7 (0.3)

 

 No

2926 (97.8)

493 (94.1)

2388 (98.6)

 

 Missing

35 (1.2)

8 (1.5)

27 (1.1)

 

Total perineal injury

    

 Yes

1276 (42.6)

342 (65.3)

899 (37.1)

 

 No

1669 (55.8)

174 (33.2)

1484 (61.3)

 

 Missing

47 (1.6)

8 (1.5)

39 (1.6)

 
  1. a141 women with one previous CS, 3 women with 2 previous CS