Maternal and neonatal outcome of births planned in alongside midwifery units: a cohort study from a tertiary center in Germany

Table 2 Results of the non-inferiority analysis (with non-inferiority margin of −2%) (N = 1224)

	Study group (n = 612)	Control group (n = 612)	% Difference (95% CI)	p value
Cesarean/ instrumental vaginal birth, n (%)	95 (15.5)	110 (18.0)	2.45 (−1.34–6.25)	0.010
Composite outcome^a, n (%)	14 (2.3)	22 (3.7)	1.34 (−0.65–3.40)	< 0.001

CI confidence interval
^aNewborns with umbilical cord arterial pH < 7.10 and/or 5-min APGAR < 7 and/or transfer to specialist neonatal care; pairs with missing pH values were excluded

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