Table 5 Perinatal outcomes of frequent attenders and non-frequent split by referral (N = 1015)
|  | Non-referred frequent attender N = 107 (10.5%) | Non-referred non-frequent attender N = 431 (42.5%) | P value | Referred frequent attender N = 132 (13.0%) | Referred non-frequent attender N = 345 (34.0%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apgar Score after 5 min* |  |  | .19 |  |  | .27 |
 < 8 | 5 (4.7) | 10 (2.3) |  | 2 (1.5) | 12 (3.5) |  |
Perinatal death | 1 (0.9) | 4 (0.9) | 1 | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.7) | .13 |
Birthweight (in percentiles)* | Â | Â | .13 | Â | Â | .79 |
 P < 10 | 6 (5.7) | 45 (10.5) |  | 13 (9.9) | 37 (10.9) |  |
Mode of delivery * | Â | Â | .76 | Â | Â | .34 |
 Spontaneous | 87 (82.1) | 366 (85.1) |  | 87 (65.9) | 224 (65.1) |  |
 Vaginal assisted birth | 13 (12.3) | 43 (10.0) |  | 9 (6.8) | 38 (11.0) |  |
 Caesarean section | 6 (5.7) | 21 (4.9) |  | 36 (27.3) | 82 (23.8) |  |
Perineum* | Â | Â | .26 | Â | Â | .03 |
 Not ruptured | 50 (49.0) | 216 (52.9) |  | 59 (60.8) | 117 (44.2) |  |
 Ruptured | 28 (27.5) | 125 (30.6) |  | 20 (20.6) | 75 (28.3) |  |
 Episiotomy | 24 (23.5) | 67 (16.4) |  | 18 (18.6) | 73 (27.5) |  |
Haemorrhage* | 5 (4.7) | 22 (5.2) | .84 | 7 (5.4) | 35 (10.4) | .10 |
Place of birth | Â | Â | .01 | Â | Â | .34 |
 Home | 5 (4.7) | 52 (12.1) |  | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 Birth centre | 37 (36.4) | 156 (36.2) |  | 7 (5.3) | 14 (4.1) |  |
 Hospital | 63 (58.9) | 223 (51.7) |  | 124 (93.9) | 331 (95.9) |  |
Transfer during labour* | 60 (56.1) | 210 (48.7) | .21 | NA | NA | Â |
Induction of labour* | NA | NA | Â | 96 (73.3) | 205 (59.4) | .02 |
Medical pain relief* | 45 (42.1) | 112 (26.0) | .01 | 79 (60.3) | 179 (52.0) | .40 |
Gestational age at onset of labour in weeks mean (sd) | 38.9 (2.6) | 39.3 (2.1) | .05 | 38.6 (1.9) | 38.7 (2.8) | .67 |
Duration of dilatation in hours median (IQR) | 8.0 (5.0–11.0) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | <.01 | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | .48 |
Duration of expulsion in minutes median (IQR) | 17.0 (8.8–39.0) | 15.0 (7.0–37.0) | .40 | 14.0 (7.0–32.0) | 17.0 (8.0–33.0) | .18 |