Mode of delivery according to type of obstetric care
| Private patients n=5479 (%) | Public patients n=24 574 (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR † (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 2488 (45.4) | 14 991 (61.0) | 0.53 (0.50 to 0.56)* | 0.55 (0.52 to 0.60)* |
| Operative vaginal delivery | 1104 (20.1) | 4048 (16.5) | 1.28 (1.19 to 1.38)* | 1.44 (1.31 to 1.58)* |
| Vacuum delivery | 647 (11.8) | 2201 (9.0) | 1.36 (1.24 to 1.49)* | 1.47 (1.32 to 1.65)* |
| Forceps delivery | 457 (8.3) | 1847 (7.5) | 1.12 (1.01 to 1.25)* | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.37)* |
| Caesarean section (all) | 1887 (34.4) | 5535 (22.5) | 1.81 (1.70 to 1.93)* | 1.57 (1.45 to 1.70)* |
| Scheduled caesarean section | 1150 (21.0) | 2194 (8.9) | 2.71 (2.51 to 2.93)* | 1.99 (1.80 to 2.18)* |
| Emergency caesarean section | 737 (13.5) | 3341 (13.6) | 0.99 (0.91 to 1.08) | 0.97 (0.88 to 1.08) |
| Emergency caesarean section Spontaneous onset labour | 233 (4.3) | 1232 (5.0) | 0.84 (0.73 to 0.97)* | 0.80 (0.68 to 0.95)* |
| Emergency caesarean section Induction of labour | 271 (4.9) | 1314 (5.3) | 0.92 (0.81 to 1.05) | 0.94 (0.80 to 1.10) |
| Emergency caesarean section No labour | 235 (4.3) | 799 (3.3) | 1.33 (1.15 to 1.55)* | 1.33 (1.11 to 1.59)* |
*p<0.05.
†Adjusted for maternal age, marital status, SE group, nationality, parity, smoker, medical disorders, psychiatric disorders, body mass index, assisted conception, previous perinatal death, fetal conditions, antenatal complications.