Table 3 Neonatal and maternal outcomes by region (percentages, crude and adjusted^a ORs, compared to weighted mean, with 99% CIs

Antepartum and intrapartum stillbirth, n (%)

717 (0.12)

23 (0.12)

32 2(0.14)

17 (0.11)

42 (0.10)

27 (0.15)

97 (0.14)

62 (0.12)

126 (0.12)

159 (0.11)

11 (0.10)

88 (0.10)

33 (0.11)

 Crude OR [99% CI]

1.02 [0.61–1.69]

1.22 [0.79–1.88]

0.92 [0.51–1.65]

0.84 [0.57–1.24]

1.33 [0.83–2.13]

1.17 [0.89–1.53]

1.01 [0.73–1.39]

1.02 [0.80–1.31]

0.98 [0.78–1.23]

0.83 [0.41–1.71]

0.90 [0.68–1.19]

0.90 [0.59–1.39]

 aOR^a [99% CI]

1.04 [0.62–1.73]

1.26 [0.81–1.97]

0.93 [0.51–1.71]

0.90 [0.61–1.33]

1.41 [0.86–2.32]

1.13 [0.85–1.50]

1.07 [0.76–1.50]

0.97 [0.74–1.27]

0.97 [0.75–1.25]

0.75 [0.35–1.61]

0.85 [0.63–1.14]

0.89 [0.58–1.37]

Neonatal mortality up to 7 days, n (%)

471 (0.08)

14 (0.07)

13 (0.06)

12 (0.08)

29 (0.07)

14 (0.08)

72 (0.10)

42 (0.08)

85 (0.08)

98 (0.07)

12 (0.11)

52 (0.06)

28 (0.09)

 Crude OR [99% CI]

0.93 [0.49–1.78]

0.75 [0.38–1.46]

0.98 [0.49–1.97]

0.88 [0.55–1.39]

1.04 [0.54–1.99]

1.31 [0.95–1.80]

1.03 [0.69–1.53]

1.04 [0.77–1.40]

0.91 [0.68–1.21]

1.37 [0.68–2.76]

0.80 [0.56–1.15]

1.16 [0.72–1.86]

 aOR^a [99% CI]

0.93 [0.48–1.79]

0.76 [0.39–1.51]

1.06 [0.52–2.14]

0.83 [0.51–1.36]

1.04 [0.52–2.11]

1.34 [0.97–1.86]

1.02 [0.67–1.57]

1.01 [0.73–1.40]

0.92 [0.67–1.27]

1.38 [0.68–2.79]

0.80 [0.56–1.16]

1.08 [0.67–1.76]

Apgar score below 7 at 5 minutes^b, n (%)

6410 (1.00)

291 (1.5)

280 (1.2)

132 (0.8)

354 (0.8)

163 (0.9)

715 (1.0)

460 (0.9)

1136 (1.1)

1735 (1.2)

83 (0.7)

777 (0.9)

284 (0.9)

 Crude OR [99% CI]

1.53 [1.32–1.77]

1.26 [1.09–1.46]

0.84 [0.68–1.04]

0.84 [0.73–0.96]

0.95 [0.78–1.14]

1.02 [0.92–1.12]

0.88 [0.78–0.99]

1.09 [1.00–1.18]

1.26 [1.17–1.36]

0.74 [0.57–0.96]

0.94 [0.85–1.03]

0.92 [0.79–1.07]

 aOR^a [99% CI]

1.47 [1.26–1.71]

1.28 [1.10–1.49]

0.90 [0.73–1.12]

0.85 [0.74–0.98]

0.96 [0.78–1.18]

1.05 [0.95–1.17]

0.88 [0.78–0.997]

0.99 [0.90–1.08]

1.18 [1.09–1.28]

0.78 [0.60–1.02]

0.94 [0.85–1.03]

0.92 [0.79–1.07]

3rd and 4th degree perineal tear for vaginal births, %

14,065 (2.76)

432 (2.68)

528 (2.84)

423 (3.15)

1061 (2.95)

369 (2.49)

1638 (2.68)

1369 (3.07)

2741 (3.13)

2725 (2.38)

173 (1.83)

1919 (2.79)

687 (2.73)

 Crude OR [99% CI]

0.99 [0.88–1.12]

1.05 [0.94–1.17]

1.17 [1.04–1.32]

1.10 [1.01–1.19]

0.92 [0.81–1.04]

0.99 [0.93–1.06]

1.14 [1.06–1.23]

1.16 [1.10–1.23]

0.88 [0.83–0.93]

0.67 [0.56–0.81]

1.03 [0.97–1.10]

1.01 [0.92–1.11]

 aOR^a [99% CI]

1.00 [0.88–1.12]

1.09 [0.98–1.22]

1.17 [1.03–1.33]

1.10 [1.01–1.91]

0.96 [0.83–1.10]

0.99 [0.92–1.06]

1.09 [1.01–1.18]

1.15 [1.08–1.22]

0.88 [0.82–0.93]

0.70 [0.58–0.84]

1.01 [0.95–1.08]

1.01 [0.92–1.11]

Postpartum haemorrhages ≥1000 ml, %

35,868 (6.00)

1088 (5.62)

1147 (5.17)

977 (6.19)

2283 (5.41)

1041 (5.99)

4610 (6.53)

3054 (5.85)

6155 (6.03)

7832 (5.79)

411 (3.72)

5430 (6.88)

1840 (5.95)

 Crude OR [99% CI]

0.99 [0.91–1.06]

0.90 [0.84–0.97]

1.09 [1.01–1.18]

0.95 [0.90–0.998]

1.05 [0.97–1.14]

1.16 [1.11–1.20]

1.03 [0.98–1.08]

1.06 [1.02–1.10]

1.02 [0.98–1.05]

0.64 [0.57–0.72]

1.22 [1.17–1.27]

1.05 [0.99–1.11]

 aOR^a [99% CI]

0.99 [0.92–1.07]

0.92 [0.85–0.99]

1.11 [1.02–1.21]

0.94 [0.89–0.995]

1.09 [0.998–1.18]

1.14 [1.09–1.19]

0.98 [0.93–1.03]

1.04 [0.99–1.08]

1.02 [0.99–1.06]

0.66 [0.58–0.74]

1.20 [1.15–1.25]

1.04 [0.98–1.10]