Characteristics | Prevalence of characteristics | |
---|---|---|
N | Per cent | |
Type of delivery | ||
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 143 | 71.5 |
Instrumental delivery | 14 | 7.0 |
Primary caesarean | 27 | 13.5 |
Iterative caesarean | 16 | 8.0 |
Gestational weeks <37 weeks | 15 | 7.5 |
Primiparity | 76 | 38.8 |
Anaesthesia | ||
None | 22 | 11.3 |
General | 3 | 1.5 |
Epidural | 119 | 62.6 |
Rachidian | 12 | 10.8 |
Pudendal block | 17 | 8.8 |
Local | 19 | 9.8 |
Episiotomy* | 17 | 11.0 |
Tear* | ||
None | 31 | 20.7 |
Periurethral | 56 | 37.3 |
Vaginal | 36 | 24.0 |
Perineal 1st degree | 28 | 18.7 |
Perineal 2nd degree | 44 | 29.3 |
Perineal 3rd degree | 9 | 6.0 |
Uterine exploration* | 10 | 7.3 |
Spontaneous placenta expulsion* | 148 | 96.7 |
Blood loss, over 500 mL | 42 | 22.1 |
Fetal monitoring anomalies | 40 | 24.1 |
Infant sex: boy (vs girl) | 100 | 50.3 |
Birth weight <2500 g | 7 | 4.3 |
Neonatology admission | 24 | 12.3 |
Apgar under 7 | ||
At 1 min | 19 | 9.9 |
At 5 min | 3 | 1.6 |
Owing to missing data, the numbers for each variable might not add up to the same total.
*Percentage calculated for vaginal birth only (n=157).