Table 2 Labour and birth outcomes by group

Gestation at birth (weeks)

39 (2)

37 (3)

 < 0.001

 < 32 weeks

2

1

4

4

0.03

 32–37 weeks

17

6

26

29

 < 0.001

Labour

 < 0.001

 - Spontaneous

175

58

8

9

 - Induction

91

32

59

65

 - No labour

30

10

23

26

Mode of birth

 < 0.001

 - Normal Vaginal

198

66

29

32

 - Assisted Vaginal

46

15

17

19

 - Elective Caesarean Section

24

8

9

10

 - Emergency Caesarean section

34

11

35

39

Maternal postpartum acute care admission

4

1

25

28

 < 0.001

SCN admission

39

13

48

53

 < 0.001

NICU admission

6

2

7

8

0.007

Feeding at maternal postpartum discharge

0.006

 -Breast feeding/expressing

283

94

76

84

 -Mixed AF/BF

10

3

10

11

 -Formula

9

3

3

3

Breast feeding at 6 months

 < 0.001

 - No, didn’t breast feed

13

4

3

3

 - No, stopped now

43

14

32

36

 - Yes, still breast feeding

246

82

55

61