Table 2 Maternal perinatal and neonatal birth outcomes
Variable | Residential women (Cohort 1) n = 5191 | Non-residential women (Cohort 2) n = 99,242 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Booking gestation | 9.8 (5.5) | 10.6 (6.6) | 0.03 |
Plurality (singleton) | 94.4% | 97.8% | ≤0.001 |
Hypertension | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.42 |
Diabetes | 5.4% | 5.3% | 0.97 |
Smoking during pregnancy | 9.8% | 18.6% | ≤0.001 |
Delivery gestation | 38.5 (2.86) | 38.6 (2.99) | 0.44 |
Induction | 31.4% | 29.3% | ≤0.001 |
Delivery type | |||
- Normal vaginal | 46.0% | 53.6% | ≤0.001 |
- Forceps vaginal | 7.1% | 5.4% | ≤0.001 |
- Ventouse vaginal | 11.9% | 8.9% | ≤0.001 |
- Vaginal breech | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.32 |
- Caesarean section | 33.8% | 31.0% | ≤0.001 |
- Elective | 46.9% | 46.2% | 0.60 |
- Emergency | 53.1% | 53.8% | 0.60 |
Pain relief (% women who laboured) | |||
- None | 8.2% | 12.3% | ≤0.001 |
- Epidural | 33.6% | 22.9% | ≤0.001 |
Episiotomy (% of vaginal births) | 26.6% | 20.0% | ≤0.001 |
Male sex | 55.0% | 51.8% | ≤0.001 |
Birth weight | 3261.2 (700.85) | 3269.2 (713.70) | 0.42 |
Apgar< 7 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 0.004 |
Admitted SCN/NICU | 24.6% | 22.2% | ≤0.001 |
Resuscitation any form | 47.9% | 46.1% | 0.01 |
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Within 42 days of birth) | 17.0/1000 births | 24.4/1000 births | ≤0.001 |
Maternal Mortality rate (Within 12 months of birth) | 5.8/10000 births | 11.0/10000 births | 0.40 |