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Table 1 Obstetric characteristics and outcomes for women opting for MLU care from 2008 to 2013, n = 3,884

From: Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study

 

Year 2008

Year 2009

Year 2010

Year 2011

Year 2012

Year 2013

Total

p-value

n = 594

n = 564

n = 668

n = 631

n = 705

n = 722

n = 3,884

Nulliparous women, %

16.3

19.3

25.1

35.8

46.5

38.9

31.1

<0.001 a

Maternal age, years

29.9

30.0

29.9

30.0

29.9

30.2

30.0

0.480 b

Gave birth at MLU, %

45.6

50.0

52.4

49.8

49.2

47.0

49.0

0.972 a

No antenatal transfer, %

50.5

66.1

68.3

66.1

63.5

60.7

62.6

0.022 a

Induction of labour, %

15.8

18.8

18.4

22.2

20.7

20.4

19.5

0.016 a

Acceleration of spontaneous labour with oxytocin, %

13.2

11.2

12.4

9.3

10.8

12.1

11.5

0.451 a

Spontaneous vaginal birth, %

73.2

73.0

72.9

71.2

71.6

68.8

71.7

0.054 a

Instrumental vaginal birth, %

14.8

14.2

15.9

16.5

13.8

16.3

15.3

0.580 a

Caesarean section, %

12.0

12.8

11.2

12.4

14.6

14.8

13.0

0.047 a

PPH over 500 mL, %

12.9

14.4

13.6

13.5

16.1

15.7

14.4

0.095 a

PPH over 1000 mL, %

5.0

5.6

5.1

5.6

5.1

4.9

5.2

0.795 a

Apgar Score <7 at 5 min, %

0.7

0.2

0

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.720 a

  1. a Linear-by-Linear Association
  2. b One-way ANOVA