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Table 3 The distribution of maternal and neonatal characteristics by different levels of postpartum hemorrhage in the sample stratified by parity

From: Differential effects of different delivery methods on progression to severe postpartum hemorrhage between Chinese nulliparous and multiparous women: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Nulliparous

p -valuesa

Multiparous

p-valuea

<900 ml

900-1499 ml

1500-2100 ml

>2100 ml

<900 ml

900-1499 ml

1500-2100 ml

>2100 ml

L0

L1

L2

L3

L0

L1

L2

L3

N = 108,606(%)

N = 3638(%)

N = 480(%)

N = 183(%)

N = 37,689(%)

N = 635(%)

N = 75(%)

N = 27(%)

Delivery method

    

<0.01

    

<0.01

 Cesarean section

47,957 (44.16)#

2095 (57.59)

359 (74.80)

132 (72.13)

 

9947 (26.39)

423 (66.62)

55 (73.33)

19 (70.37)

 

 VD- Episiotomy

12,440 (11.45)

493 (13.55)

23(4.79)

5(2.73)

 

10,091 (26.77)

84 (13.23)

7(9.33)

2(7.41)

 

 VD- Forceps-assisted

622(0.57)

22(0.60)

5(1.04)

1(0.55)

 

98(0.26)

8(1.26)

0(0.00)

1(3.70)

 

 VD- Vacuum-assisted

223(0.21)

7(0.19)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

55(0.15)

1(0.16)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

 

 SVD without instrumentsb

47,364 (43.61)

1021 (28.06)

93 (19.38)

45 (24.59)

 

17,498 (46.43)

119 (18.74)

13 (17.33)

5 (18.52)

 

Placenta previa

1515(1.39)

243(6.68)

55 (11.46)

20 (10.93)

<0.01

219(0.58)

53(8.35)

14 (18.67)

9 (33.33)

<0.01

Placenta accreta

54(0.05)

23(0.63)

6(1.25)

9(4.92)

<0.01

2(0.01)

2(0.31)

3(4.00)

3 (11.11)

<0.01

Placental abruption

997(0.92)

132(3.63)

26(5.42)

12(6.56)

<0.01

145(0.38)

16(2.52)

3(4.00)

3 (11.11)

<0.01

Placental retention

453(0.42)

60(1.65)

17(3.54)

11(6.01)

<0.01

90(0.24)

17(2.68)

6(8.00)

2(7.41)

<0.01

Uterine inertia c

3318(3.06)

257(7.06)

41(8.54)

23 (12.57)

<0.01

414(1.10)

41(6.46)

6(8.00)

5 (18.52)

<0.01

Vertex malposition

2891(2.66)

101(2.78)

11(2.29)

4(2.19)

0.9

91(0.24)

7(1.10)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

<0.01

Respiratory disease

325(0.30)

33(0.91)

7(1.46)

9(4.92)

<0.01

39(0.10)

4(0.63)

0(0.00)

1(3.70)

<0.01

Hepatopathy

2303(2.12)

649 (17.84)

19(3.96)

16(9.84)

<0.01

527(1.40)

19(2.99)

1(1.33)

1(3.70)

<0.01

Nephropathy

575(0.53)

45(1.24)

9(1.88)

12(6.56)

<0.01

44 (0.12)

2(0.31)

0(0.00)

3 (11.11)

<0.01

Rhesus hemolytic disease

231(0.21)

40(1.10)

6(1.25)

0(0.00)

<0.01

47(0.12)

5 (0.79)

1(1.33)

0(0.00)

<0.01

Severe coagulopathy

24(0.02)

14(0.38)

8(1.67)

18(9.84)

<0.01

2(0.01)

0(0.00)

0(0.00)

2(7.41)

<0.01

Preeclampsia

5992(5.52)

448 (12.32)

83 (17.29)

28 (15.30)

<0.01

818(2.17)

60(9.45)

9 (12.00)

3 (11.11)

<0.01

  1. Note: #The percentage is the proportion of the row total. The percentages are compared vertically, not horizontally. SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery. a p-value derived from the chi-square test; b Reference group. c Including psychological and anesthetic factors and excluding the uterine inertia cases that cause by the other factors mentioned in our model already