Table 3 Birth outcomes for the 'standard primipara' associated with MGP, standard and private obstetric care
MGP | Standard hospital | Private obstetric | MGP | Standard hospital | Private obstetric | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 482 | N = 647 | N = 250 | N = 482 | N = 647 | N = 250 | ||||||||
Labour & birth characteristics | N | (%) | 95% CI | N | (%) | 95%CI | N | (%) | 95%CI | ||||
Spontaneous onset | 217 | (45.0) | 40.6 | 49.5 | 207 | (32.0) | 28.5 | 35.7 | 70 | (28.0) | 22.8 | 33.9 | p < 0.001 |
Augmentation | 171 | (35.5) | 31.3 | 39.9 | 228 | (35.2) | 31.7- | 39.0 | 67 | (26.8) | 21.7 | 32.6 | p = 0.04 |
Epidural 1st stage | 195 | (40.5) | 36.2 | 44.9 | 291 | (45.0) | 41.2 | 48.8 | 136 | (54.4) | 48.2 | 60.5 | p = 0.002 |
Mode of birth | |||||||||||||
Unassisted vaginal | 282 | (58.5) | 54.1 | 62.9 | 312 | (48.2) | 44.3 | 52.1 | 77 | (30.8) | 25.1 | 36.5 | |
Instrumental birth | 118 | (24.5) | 20.6 | 28.3 | 175 | (27.0) | 23.6 | 30.5 | 86 | (34.4) | 28.5 | 40.3 | |
C/S with labour | 74 | (15.4) | 12.1 | 18.6 | 126 | (19.5) | 16.4 | 22.5 | 44 | (17.6) | 12.9 | 22.3 | |
Elective C/S (no labour) | 8 | ( 1.6) | 0.5 | 2.8 | 34 | ( 5.3) | 3.5 | 6.9 | 43 | (17.2) | 12.5 | 21.9 | p < 0.001 |
Episiotomy | 101 | (21.0) | 17.3 | 24.6 | 171 | (26.4) | 23.0 | 29.8 | 76 | (30.4) | 24.7 | 36.1 | p = 0.01 |
Admit to NICU/SCN | 38 | (7.9) | 5.4 | 10.3 | 63 | (9.7) | 7.4 | 12.0 | 19 | (7.6) | 4.3 | 10.8 | p = 0.48 |
Apgar < 7 at 5 mins | 9 | ( 1.9) | 0.66 | 3.1 | 14 | (2.2) | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | 1.9 | p = 0.38 |