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Table 1 Total number and reasons for obstetric referral

From: A ten-year study of midwife-led care at an Austrian tertiary care center: a retrospective analysis with special consideration of perineal trauma

 

n = 148

100%

Reasons

n

 

Pathologic CTG

62

42%

Prolonged first/s stage

37

25%

Unclear

18

12%

Hypotonia

1

1%

Womans‘decision

1

1%

Epidural analgesia

13

9%

Manual removal of placenta

16

11%

Mode of delivery among referrals

n

%

Spontaneous vaginal delivery

114

77%

Cesarean section

10

7%

Vacuum extraction

24

16%