Table 3 Description of variables related to delivery and birth attendance and occurrence among uninfected women and women infected or suspected of being infected with SARS-CoV-2, Belo Horizonte - MG. 2020
No testing information in medical records | Suspected or confirmed infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 798) | No (n = 706) | Yes (n = 28) | p* value | |
Recommended practices during labor and delivery, and for the newborns | ||||
Provision of diet | 99.01 | 98.17 | 100 | 0.445 |
Analgesia | 31.27 | 27.63 | 15.38 | 0.529 |
Presence of a companion | 93.07 | 95.54 | 90.91 | 0.406 |
Partograms | 50.00 | 26.24 | 53.85 | < 0.001 |
Non-pharmacological methods for pain relief | 69.95 | 63.95 | 100 | 0.006 |
Breastfed in the first hours of life | 82.76 | 76.09 | 50.33 | 0.045 |
Practices not recommended during labor, delivery, and to the newborn | ||||
Trichotomy | 0 | 0.84 | 0 | 0.105 |
Oxytocin infusion misused during labor | 31.63 | 24.07 | 15.38 | 0.013 |
Amniotomy | 17.62 | 12.20 | 7.69 | 0.033 |
Episiotomy | 1.93 | 2.36 | 0.00 | 0.749 |
Kristeller maneuver | 0.69 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0.428 |
“Laying on the back with legs raised” position during delivery | 5.57 | 8.01 | 0 | 0.622 |