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Table 5 Obstetric and neonatal outcomes
| MA | EA | SC | MA vs. SC1 | EA vs. SC1 | EA vs. MA1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 83 | n = 87 | n = 83 | ||||
| Obstetric outcomes | ||||||
| Mode of delivery (%) | OR (CI) 2 | OR (CI) 2 | OR (CI) 3 | |||
| Normal vaginal | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 0.97 (0.46-2.02) | 0.94 (0.46-1.91) | 0.97 (0.48-1.99) |
| Instrumental vaginal | 16.9 | 19.5 | 12.0 | 1.52 (0.61-3.81) | 1.93 (0.81-4.63) | 1.27 (0.56-2.87) |
| Caesarean | 8.4 | 5.7 | 13.3 | 0.64 (0.23-1.79) | 0.41 (0.14-1.26) | 0.65 (0.20-2.14) |
| Estimated blood loss >1000 ml (%) | 4.8 | 2.3 | 12.2 | 0.36 (0.10-1.23) | 0.14 (0.30-0.69) | 0.40 (0.70-2.27) |
| Augmentation of labour (%) | 63.9 | 54.7 | 60.5 | 1.19 (0.62-2.3) | 0.81 (0.43-1.51) | 0.68 (0.36-1.28) |
| Perineal trauma, third and fourth degree (%) | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 1.19 (0.28-5.16) | 0.92 (0.21-3.92) | 0.77 (0.18-3.29) |
| HR (CI 2 ) | HR (CI) 2 | HR (CI) | ||||
| Duration of labour (minutes) mean(SD) | 619 (378) | 500 (319) | 615 (398) | 1.03 (0.75-1.41) | 1.44 (1.06-1.97) | 1.41 (1.03-1.91) |
| Infant | OR (CI) 2 | OR(CI) 2 | OR (CI) 3 | |||
| Transferred to neonatal clinic (%) | 3.6 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 0.91 (0.19-4.31) | 2.82 (0.82-9.68) | 3.11 (0.81-11.98) |
| p | p | p | ||||
| Apgar score less than 7 at 5 min (%) | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| Cord arterial pH mean (SD) | 7.3 (0.7) | 7.2 (0.7) | 7.3 (0.8) | 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.45 |
| Cord venous pH mean (SD) | 7.3 (0.7) | 7.3 (0.8) | 7.3 (0.6) | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
