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Table 2 A comparison of onset of labour, mode of delivery and maternal and neonatal outcomes between private and public patients

From: Do you pay to go private?: a single centre comparison of induction of labour and caesarean section rates in private versus public patients

 

Private

(n = 2520)

Public

(n = 19,712)

Relative Risk

95% CI

Adjusted Relative Risk

95% CI

Onset

Pre-labour CS

319

1210

1.97

1.74

1.76–2.18

1.48–2.04

IOL

988

6565

1.42

1.30

1.31–1.53

1.17–1.44

SOL

1213

11,937

0.64

0.64

0.56–0.66

0.58–0.71

Mode of delivery

CS (Total)

773

4234

1.06

1.37

1.05–1.08

1.27–1.53

CS following SOL

112

1101

1.01

0.97

0.99–1.03

0.76–1.23

CS following IOL

342

2018

1.02

1.1

1.01–1.04

0.89–1.26

OVD

710

4365

1.64

1.36

1.5–1.8

1.20–1.53

OVD following SOL

411

2850

1.6

1.3

1.42–1.80

1.11–1.51

OVD following IOL

299

1515

1.61

1.37

1.39–1.85

1.13–1.68

Outcomes

OASIS

27

482

0.46

0.38

0.32–0.66

0.25–0.58

PPH >500mls

441

3428

1.01

0.93

0,91–1.11

0.81–1.05

Cord pH < 7.10

48

387

0.98

0.98

0.82–1.19

0.72–1.34

Neonatal unit admission

143

1226

0.92

0.92

0.72–1.02

0.77–1.10

  1. CS Caesarean section, IOL Induction of labour, SOL Spontaneous onset of labour, OVD Operative vaginal delivery, OASIS Obstetric anal sphincter injury, PPH Post-partum haemorrhage