Age, years median (range) | 32 (21–43) | 31 (18–44) |
Ethnicity N (%) |
Caucasian | 67 (70) | 264 (50) |
African | 14 (15) | 167 (32) |
Others/unknown* | 14 (15) | 93 (18) |
Gestational age, weeks median (range) | 39 (26–44) | 39 (25–43) |
Delivery route |
Vaginal N (% of all women) | 73 (77) | 472 (90) |
Normal delivery (% of vaginal deliveries) | 67 (92) | 437 (93) |
Assisted delivery (% of vaginal deliveries) | 6 (8) | 35 (7) |
Caesarean section N (% of all women) | 22 (23) | 52 (10) |
Primary caesarean section (% of caesarean sections) | 11 (50) | 5 (10) |
Emergency caesarean section (% of caesarean sections) | 11 (50) | 47 (90) |
Perineal laceration degree N (% of vaginal deliveries) |
1st degree | 7 (10) | 43 (9) |
2nd degree, episiotomy | 12 (16) | 59 (12) |
2nd degree, spontaneous rupture | 24 (33) | 100 (22) |
3rd degree | 0 (0) | 7 (1) |
No laceration | 29 (40) | 263 (56) |
Unknown | 1 (1) | – |
Birth weight, grams median (range) | 3150 (365–4290) | 3235 (555–5035) |
Indication for LMWH administration N (% of all women) |
History of VTE | 15 (16) | |
History of VTE and thrombophilia | 52 (55) | |
Current VTE† | 11 (12) | |
Current VTE† and thrombophilia | 2 (2) | |
Recurrent thrombophlebitis and thrombophilia | 1 (1) | |
Antiphospholipid syndrome | 4 (4) | |
Pre-eclampsia | 1 (1) | |
Prosthetic heart valve | 7 (7) | |
Prosthetic heart valve + current heart thrombosis | 1 (1) | |
Current CVA | 1 (1) | |