Table 3 Comparison of birth characteristics between the pre-pandemic and intra-pandemic periods, overall
Birth Characteristic | Pre-COVID-19 | Intra-COVID-19 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Birth complications | ||||
 No | 4031 | 52.4% | 4344 | 65.8% |
 Unknown | 1971 | 25.6% | 1315 | 19.9% |
 Yes | 1695 | 22.0% | 944 | 14.3% |
  Antepartum/postpartum hemorrhage | 140 | 8.3% | 111 | 11.8% |
  Retained placenta | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% |
  Obstructed labor | 23 | 1.4% | 22 | 2.3% |
  Maternal death | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% |
  Other/unknown | 1525 | 90.0% | 800 | 84.7% |
Delivery type | ||||
 Vaginal | 6206 | 80.6% | 5474 | 82.9% |
 Cesarean | 1137 | 14.8% | 1015 | 15.4% |
 Unspecified | 354 | 4.6% | 114 | 1.7% |