Table 2 Characteristics of the obstetric population, medical and obstetric conditions by hospital peer-group in Iran, 21 March 2019–21 March 2021
From: Cesarean delivery in Iran: a population-based analysis using the Robson classification system
Characteristics | Public | Private | Other Hospitals | Total Hospitals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) a | n (%) a | n (%) a | n (%) a | ||
Age (years) | < 18 | 60,230 (4.6) | 5224 (1.1) | 13,302 (2.5) | 78,756 (3.4) |
18–35 | 993,561 (75.3) | 346,966 (73.9) | 410,461 (76.9) | 1,750,988 (75.4) | |
> 35 | 265,347 (20.2) | 117,218 (25) | 110,191 (20.6) | 492,756 (21.2) | |
Education Level | Low literacy | 649,544 (49.2) | 30,568 (6.5) | 119,523 (22.4) | 799,635 (34.4) |
High School and Associate Degree | 533,233 (40.4) | 194,194 (41.4) | 291,971 (54.7) | 1,019,398 (43.9) | |
Bachelor and Above | 140,624 (10.7) | 249,907 (53.2) | 123,917 (23.2) | 514,448 (22.2) | |
Unknown | 17,487 (1.3) | 3370 (0.7) | 5578 (1) | 26,435 (1.1) | |
Nationality | Iranian | 1,230,293 (93.3) | 462,596 (98.6) | 502,877 (94.2) | 2,195,766 (94.5) |
Immigrant | 88,845 (6.7) | 6812 (1.4) | 31,077 (5.8) | 126,734 (5.5) | |
Obstetric and Medical Conditions | Preeclampsia/ Eclampsia | 35,419 (2.7) | 7986 (2.7) | 8311 (1.6) | 51,716 (2.2) |
Gestational Diabetes | 59,897 (4.5) | 29,748 (6.3) | 25,914 (4.9) | 115,559 (5) | |
Thyroid Disorders | 96,336 (7.3) | 77,749 (16.6) | 57,665 (10.8) | 231,750 (10) | |
Hypertension | 22,027 (1.7) | 6931 (1.5) | 6489 (1.2) | 35,447 (1.5) | |
Heart Disease | 8385 (0.6) | 4552 (1) | 4257 (0.8) | 17,194 (0.7) | |
Obstetric Interventions | Oxytocin | 158,698 (12) | 30,920 (6.6) | 62,239 (11.7) | 251,857 (10.8) |
Vaginal Operative Delivery b | 7608 (1) | 2569 (2.6) | 4905 (1.9) | 15,082 (1.3) | |
Episiotomy b | 268,953 (35.2) | 49,683 (49.4) | 89,100 (34.4) | 407,736 (36.3) | |
Medical Pain Relief for Labour | 52,590 (4) | 18,083 (3.9) | 38,101 (7.1) | 108,774 (4.7) | |
Non-medical Pain Relief for Labour | 199,665 (15.1) | 28,462 (6) | 86,795 (16.3) | 314,922 (13.6) | |
Obstetric complications | Blood Transfusion | 4896 (0.4) | 742 (0.2) | 1010 (0.2) | 6648 (0.3) |
3rd to 4th degree Perineal Tear b | 1382 (0.2) | 141 (0.1) | 292 (0.1) | 1815 (0.2) | |
Gestational Age (weeks) c | < 32 | 31,279 (2.3) | 3791 (0.8) | 5083 (0.9) | 40,153 (1.7) |
32–36 | 126,055 (9.4) | 29,388 (6.2) | 29,656 (5.5) | 185,099 (7.8) | |
≥37 | 1,183,554 (88.3) | 444,860 (93) | 506,250 (93.6) | 2,134,664 (90.5) | |
Birth weight (g) c | < 500 | 3105 (0.2) | 630 (0.1) | 882 (0.2) | 4617 (0.2) |
500–749 | 7294 (0.5) | 1075 (0.2) | 1323 (0.2) | 9692 (0.4) | |
750–999 | 5415 (0.4) | 598 (0.1) | 831 (0.2) | 6844 (0.3) | |
1000–1499 | 13,657 (1) | 1489 (0.3) | 1909 (0.4) | 17,055 (0.7) | |
1500–2499 | 105,848 (7.9) | 25,499 (5.3) | 28,533 (5.3) | 159,880 (6.8) | |
2500–3999 | 1,187,663 (88.6) | 442,889 (92.7) | 501,279 (92.7) | 2,131,831 (90.4) | |
≥4000 | 17,586 (1.3) | 5788 (1.2) | 6144 (1.1) | 29,518 (1.3) | |
Perinatal Outcome c | Apgar < 7 at 5 min | 26,839 (2) | 3635 (0.8) | 4951 (0.9) | 35,425 (1.5) |
Stillbirth | 13,944 (1) | 2206 (0.5) | 2983 (0.6) | 19,133 (0.8) | |
Neonatal Death (2 h postpartum) | 3584 (0.3) | 468 (0.1) | 609 (0.1) | 4661 (0.2) | |
Admitted to Neonatal Unit | 140,136 (10.5) | 19,612 (4.1) | 30,186 (5.6) | 189,934 (8) | |
Deliveries | 1,319,138 (56.8) | 469,408 (20.2) | 533,954 (23) | 2,322,500 (100) | |
Births | 1,340,888 (56.8) | 478,039 (20.2) | 540,989 (23) | 2,359,916 (100) | |