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Table 3 Results of model with postpartum haemorrhage as the outcome

From: Comparing the odds of postpartum haemorrhage in planned home birth against planned hospital birth: results of an observational study of over 500,000 maternities in the UK

 

Unadjusted odds ratio

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval for adjusted odds ratio

Intended place of birth (reference, home)

Hospital

***2.7

***2.5

1.7

3.8

(Suspected) macrosomia? (reference, no)

Yes

***4.1

**2.7

1.3

5.6

Previous baby with birthweight >4500g? (reference, no)

Yes

***2.1

*1.6

1.1

2.4

Mother’s BMI (reference, <30)

30-34

***1.4

***1.4

1.3

1.6

Borderline anaemia? (8.5-10.5g/dl) (reference, no)

Yes

***1.4

***1.3

1.2

1.4

Parity (reference, multipara)

Primipara

***1.7

***2.0

1.9

2.2

Mother’s age at delivery (reference, 30–34)

<20

**0.7

***0.6

0.4

0.7

20-24

***0.8

***0.7

0.6

0.8

25-29

**0.9

***0.8

0.8

0.9

35-39

*1.1

*1.2

1.0

1.3

40+

***1.6

***1.6

1.3

2.1

Mother’s ethnic group (reference, White European)

Black African

***1.8

***1.6

1.3

1.9

Black Caribbean

1.2

1.2

0.9

1.5

Mediterranean

0.9

0.8

0.6

1.1

Oriental

***1.7

**1.6

1.2

2.0

South Asian

0.9

1.0

0.9

1.1

Other

*1.3

1.0

0.8

1.2

Missing

0.9

1.0

0.8

1.3

Current baby’s birthweight (reference, 2500g-3999g)

Low (<2500g)

*0.7

**0.6

0.4

0.8

High (4000g+)

***2.4

***2.6

2.4

2.9

Sex of baby (reference, girl)

Boy

***0.8

***0.8

0.7

0.8

Number of ultrasound scans during current pregnancy (reference, 1)

0

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.7

2

***1.3

**1.2

1.1

1.3

3

***1.2

*1.1

1.0

1.3

4

***1.7

***1.6

1.4

1.9

>4

***1.7

***1.6

1.2

2.0

Missing

1.0

0.8

0.6

1.2

Year of delivery (reference, 1988)

1989

1.1

1.1

0.9

1.4

1990

**1.4

**1.4

1.1

1.7

1991

1.1

1.1

0.9

1.4

1992

*1.2

*1.3

1.0

1.5

1993

1.2

1.2

0.9

1.4

1994

1.2

1.2

0.9

1.4

1995

***1.5

**1.4

1.2

1.8

1996

**1.4

*1.3

1.1

1.6

1997

***1.6

**1.4

1.1

1.7

1998

***1.6

**1.4

1.1

1.7

1999

***1.7

***1.5

1.2

1.8

2000

***1.7

***1.5

1.2

1.8

Hospital providing care (anonymised) (reference, H)

A

0.9

1.0

0.8

1.3

B

**0.7

**0.7

0.6

0.9

C

0.9

0.9

0.7

1.2

D

***1.6

**1.3

1.1

1.6

E

1.1

*1.4

1.1

1.8

F

1.0

1.0

0.9

1.3

G

**0.8

**0.7

0.6

0.9

I

***1.4

***1.6

1.3

1.9

J

***1.4

**1.3

1.1

1.6

K

*1.2

1.0

0.8

1.2

L

*0.8

0.9

0.7

1.1

M

1.0

1.0

0.8

1.1

N

0.9

0.9

0.7

1.1

O

1.2

1.1

0.9

1.3

Time of delivery (reference, 10:00–11:59)

00:00–01:59

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

02:00–03:59

0.9

0.9

0.7

1.1

04:00–05:59

0.9

1.0

0.8

1.2

06:00–07:59

0.9

1.0

0.8

1.2

08:00–09:59

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

12:00–13:59

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

14:00–15:59

*1.2

*1.2

1.0

1.5

16:00–17:59

**1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.5

18:00–19:59

**1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.5

20:00–21:59

*1.2

*1.2

1.0

1.5

22:00–23:59

*1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.5

  1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.