Limiting the caesarean section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study

Table 6 Trend in induction of delivery (2000, 2004 and 2008, low risk patients only)

	2000				2004				2008				OR (95% CI) 2004-2008
Gestational age	Total deliveries	Induction	CS in induced deliveries	%	Total deliveries	Induction	CS in induced deliveries	%	Total deliveries	Induction	CS in induced deliveries	%
37 weeks	833	230	22	9,6	796	154	32	20.8	869	192	28	14,6	0.62 (0.33-1.17)
38 weeks	2486	659	79	12,0	2583	634	101	15.9	2903	657	103	15,7	0.73 (0.53-1.02)
39 weeks	4821	1244	135	10,8	5030	1070	144	13.5	5737	1062	163	15,3	0.67 (0.52-0.86)***
40 weeks	6823	2337	307	13,1	6702	1983	317	16.0	7058	1890	340	18,0	0.69 (0.58-0.82)***
41 weeks	2077	1077	177	16,4	2334	1273	215	16.9	2739	1499	307	20,4	0.76 (0.62-0.94)*
42 weeks	105	65	19	29,3	123	82	22	26.8	110	74	21	28,4	1.04 (0.47-2.32)
Totals	17145	5612	739	13,2	17568	5196	831	16,0	19416	5374	962	17,9

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