Table 3 Comparison of maternal outcomes between grand multiparous deliveries and delivery of lesser parity, Oku Health District, 2009–2016
From: Grand multiparity in rural Cameroon: prevalence and adverse maternal and fetal delivery outcomes
Outcome | Grand multiparity | OR (95% CI) | p – value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n = 474 | No, n = 1281 | |||
Postpartum haemorrhage, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 2 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.2–5.6) | 0.603 |
No | 472 (99.6) | 1276 (99.6) | ||
PROM, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 5 (1.1) | 15 (1.2) | 0.9 (0.3–2.5) | 0.537 |
No | 469 (98.9) | 1266 (98.8) | ||
Caesarean delivery, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 3 (0.6) | 11 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.2–2.7) | 0.770 |
No | 471 (99.4) | 1270 (99.1) | ||
Dystocia, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 2 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.2–5.6) | 0.603 |
No | 472 (99.6) | 1276 (99.6) | ||
Second - fourth degree perineal tear, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 9 (1.9) | 68 (5.3) | 0.3 (0.2–0.7) | 0.001* |
No | 465 (98.1) | 1213 (94.7) | ||