Table 3 Interventions in the CDW- and MLW-Cohorts
CDW | MLW | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 201 | % | n = 252 | % | OR | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | ||
Mode of delivery | |||||||||
Spontaneous vaginal | 161 | 80.1 | 205 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.5 | |
Forceps | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.0 | |
Vacuum extraction | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.6–2.4 | 1.6 | 0.7–3.5 | |
Emergency caesarean section | 14 | 7.0 | 16 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.5–2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5–2.2 | |
Pharmacological pain relief | |||||||||
Epidural analgesia | 126 | 62.7 | 61 | 24.2 | 5.3 | 3.5–7.9 | 4.9 | 3.2–7.4 | ** |
Opiates | 6 | 3.0 | 42 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.1 | 0.05–0.3 | ** |
Nitrous oxide | 49 | 24.4 | 10 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.8–15.9 | 7.7 | 3.7–16.1 | ** |
Pudental nerve block | 22 | 10.9 | 10 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4–6.4 | 3.5 | 1.6–7.8 | ** |
Non-pharmacological pain relief | |||||||||
Acupuncture | 17 | 8.5 | 93 | 36.9 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.3 | ** |
Sterile water injections | 9 | 4.5 | 25 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 0.2–0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2–0.99 | ** |
Bathing | 85 | 42.3 | 164 | 65.1 | 0.4 | 0.3–0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3–0.6 | ** |
Episiotomy | 73 | 36.3 | 72 | 28.6 | 1.4 | 0.97–2.1 | 1.6 | 1.05–2.4 | ** |