Table 2 Maternal characteristics during quiet, optimal and busy days by hospital categorisation
Hospital category | Maternal characteristics | Categorisation | Quiet day (n, %) | Optimal day (n, %) | Busy day (n, %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C1 | Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 5509 (76.4) | 34,254 (77.8) | 3298 (78.9)** |
Vacuum assisted delivery | 524 (7.3) | 3317 (7.5) | 294 (7.0) | ||
Caesarean section | 1179 (16.3) | 6485 (14.7) | 588 (14.1) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 2788 (38.7) | 16,339 (37.1) | 1513 (36.2) | |
Age | < 25 | 1438 (19.9) | 9225 (20.9) | 886 (21.2) | |
25–34 | 4465 (61.9) | 27,039 (61.4) | 2522 (60.3) | ||
≥ 35 | 1309 (18.2) | 7792 (17.7) | 772 (18.5) | ||
Birth weight | < 3000 | 909 (12.6) | 5329 (12.1) | 475 (11.4) | |
3000–3999 | 5078 (70.4) | 31,126 (70.7 | 2952 (70.6) | ||
≥ 4000 | 1224 (17.0) | 7586 (17.2) | 753 (18.0) | ||
C2 | Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 10,875 (76.6) | 104,208 (76.2) | 10,990 (75.0) |
Vacuum assisted delivery | 1237 (8.7) | 11,984 (8.8) | 1197 (8.2)*** | ||
Caesarean section | 2088 (14.7) | 20,518 (15.0) | 2475 (16.9) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 5705 (40.2) | 54,747 (40.0) | 5781 (39.4) | |
Age | < 25 | 2732 (19.2) | 26,565 (19.4) | 2815 (19.2) | |
25–34 | 8938 (62.9) | 86,463 (63.2) | 9259 (63.1) | ||
≥ 35 | 2530 (17.8) | 23,683 (17.3) | 2588 (17.7) | ||
Birth weight | < 3000 | 1936 (13.6) | 17,695 (12.9) | 1913 (13.1) | |
3000–3999 | 9854 (69.4) | 95,316 (69.7) | 10,120 (69.0) | ||
≥ 4000 | 2408 (17.0) | 23,678 (17.3) | 2625 (17.9) | ||
C3 | Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 4022 (75.8) | 31,734 (74.3) | 4777 (72.7)*** |
Vacuum assisted delivery | 433 (8.2) | 3743 (8.8) | 556 (8.5) | ||
Caesarean section | 848 (16.0) | 7221 (16.9) | 1240 (18.9) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 2044 (38.5) | 16,485 (38.6) | 2583 (39.3) | |
Age | < 25 | 1092 (20.6) | 8310 (19.5) | 1248 (19.0) | |
25–34 | 3316 (62.5) | 26,870 (62.9) | 4184 (63.7) | ||
≥ 35 | 895 (16.9) | 7518 (17.6) | 1141 (17.4) | ||
Birth weight | < 3000 | 585 (11.0) | 5110 (12.0) | 863 (13.1)*** | |
3000–3999 | 3636 (68.6) | 29,468 (69.1) | 4569 (69.6) | ||
≥ 4000 | 1082 (20.4) | 8096 (19.0) | 1135 (17.3) | ||
C4 | Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 7777 (80.2) | 67,102 (76.3) | 7992 (77.1)*** |
Vacuum assisted delivery | 796 (8.2) | 8827 (10.0) | 1155 (11.1) | ||
Caesarean section | 1130 (11.6) | 12,000 (13.6) | 1215 (11.7) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 4103 (42.2) | 41,445 (47.0) | 5115 (49.3)*** | |
Age | < 25 | 1182 (12.1) | 11,331 (12.9) | 1227 (11.8)*** | |
25–34 | 6428 (66.1) | 57,858 (65.6) | 6668 (64.3) | ||
≥ 35 | 2121 (21.8) | 18,967 (21.5) | 2472 (23.8) | ||
Birth weight | < 3000 | 1071 (11.0) | 10,793 (12.3) | 1401 (13.5)*** | |
3000–3999 | 6924 (71.4) | 62,362 (70.9) | 7371 (71.2) | ||
≥ 4000 | 1706 (17.6) | 14,744 (16.8) | 1587 (15.3) | ||
C5 | Delivery mode | Vaginal delivery | 18,270 (74.2) | 126,639 (74.0) | 15,788 (73.1)*** |
Vacuum assisted delivery | 1865 (7.6) | 14,560 (8.5) | 1871 (8.7) | ||
Caesarean section | 4478 (18.2) | 29,889 (17.5) | 3952 (18.3) | ||
Parity | Nulliparous | 10,328 (42.0) | 72,826 (42.6) | 9620 (44.5)*** | |
Age | < 25 | 4530 (18.4) | 27,935 (16.3) | 3138 (14.5)*** | |
25–34 | 15,168 (61.6) | 108,552 (63.4) | 13,879 (64.1) | ||
≥ 35 | 4915 (20.0) | 34,661 (20.3) | 4620 (21.4) | ||
Birth weight | < 3000 | 4017 (16.3) | 26,115 (15.3) | 3334 (15.4)*** | |
3000–3999 | 16,694 (67.8) | 115,890 (67.7) | 14,708 (68.1) | ||
≥ 4000 | 3895 (15.8) | 29,051 (17.0) | 3565 (16.5) |