Table 2 Delivery outcomes of the women with poor childbirth experience and singleton term delivery following induction or spontaneous onset of labour in Helsinki University Hospital over 2017–2018, N = 836

Caesarean section

174

44.7

89

19.9

< 0.01

Operative vaginal delivery

83

21.3

140

31.3

0.91

Episiotomy

56

14.4

97

21.7

< 0.01

Grade III -IV perineal tear

15

3.9

11

2.5

0.25

Retention of placenta

13

3.3

13

2.9

0.72

Shoulder dystocia

6

1.5

1

0.2

0.05

Post-partum haemorrhage ≥ 1000 ml

94

24.2

86

19.2

0.08

Severe labour complication^a

7

1.8

1

0.2

0.03

Male

202

51.9

242

54.1

0.52

Fetal anomaly

3

0.8

1

0.2

0.34

Macrosomia (≥ 4500 g)

15

3.9

12

2.7

0.34

Apgar 5 min < 7

28

7.2

28

6.3

0.73

Umbilical artery pH < 7.05

11

2.8

8

1.8

0.36

Umbilical artery BE < -12.0

11

2.8

9

2.0

0.51

Neonatal intensive care unit admission

50

12.9

46

10.3

0.25

Induced hypothermia for fetal asphyxia

1

0.3

0

0