Table 4 Perinatal outcomes of frequent attenders and non-frequent (N = 1015)
|  | Complete study population N = 1015 (100%) | Frequent attender N = 219 (23.5%) | Non-frequent attender N = 776 (76.5%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apgar Score after 5 min* |  |  |  | .93 |
 < 8 | 29 (2.9) | 7 (3) | 22 (2.8) |  |
Perinatal death | 11 (1.1) | 1 (.4) | 10 (1.3) | .26 |
Birthweight (in percentiles)* | Â | Â | Â | .24 |
 P < 10 | 101 (10.1) | 19 (8.1) | 82 (10.7) |  |
Mode of delivery * | Â | Â | Â | .24 |
 Spontaneous | 764 (75.5) | 174 (73.1) | 590 (76.2) |  |
 Vaginal assisted birth | 103 (10.2) | 22 (9.2) | 81 (10.5) |  |
 Caesarean section | 145 (14.3) | 42 (17.6) | 103 (13.3) |  |
Perineum* | Â | Â | Â | .28 |
 Not ruptured | 442 (50.7) | 109 (54.8) | 333 (49.5) |  |
 Ruptured | 248 (28.4) | 48 (24.1) | 200 (29.7) |  |
 Episiotomy | 182 (20.9) | 42 (21.1) | 140 (20.8) |  |
Haemorrhage* | 69 (6.9) | 12 (5.1) | 57 (7.5) | .21 |
Place of birth | Â | Â | Â | .01 |
 Home | 58 (5.7) | 6 (2.5) | 52 (6.7) |  |
 Birth centre | 215 (22.2) | 41 (17.2) | 163 (21) |  |
 Hospital | 742 (73.1) | 192 (80.3) | 561 (72.3) |  |
Transfer during labour* | 275 (28.6) | 60 (26.4) | 215 (29.3) | .41 |
Induction of labour* | 313 (30.9) | 100 (42) | 213 (27.4) | .00 |
Medical pain relief* | 415 (41) | 124 (52.1) | 291 (37.6) | .00 |
Gestational age at onset of labour in weeks mean (sd) | 39 (2.4) | 38.7 (2.3) | 39 (2.5) | .22 |
Duration of dilatation in hours median (IQR) | 6.0 (.8) | 6.0 (.9) | 6.0 (.8) | .09 |
Duration of expulsion in minutes median (IQR) | 16.0 (1.6) | 14.9 (1.7) | 16.0 (1.6) | .81 |