Table 4 Main reason for induction of labour among Northern Territory Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal mothers, 2001–2012
Aboriginal mothers | Non-Aboriginal mothers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main indication | 2001–2003 (%) | 2010–2012 (%) | Overall % | Average annual % change in OR (95 % CI) | 2001–2003 (%) | 2010–2012 (%) | Overall % | Average annual % change in OR (95 % CI) |
Hypertension | 17.6 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 0.3 (–2.4, 3.0) | 12.3 | 6.6 | 10.1 | –6.2 (–8.3,–4.0) |
IUGR | 9.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | –3.7 (–7.2,–0.2) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | –2.4 (–6.1, 1.4) |
Post-dates | 24.3 | 24.5 | 27.6 | –0.2 (–2.4, 2.1) | 33.4 | 37.3 | 35.5 | 2.7 (1.3, 4.2) |
Diabetes | 6.2 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 9.2 (5.3, 13.2) | 2.5 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 11.3 (7.6, 15.2) |
Premature ROM | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 (–5.1, 6.3) | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 7.3 (1.3, 13.6) |
Prolonged ROM | 16.4 | 10.9 | 12.9 | –4.4 (–7.2,–1.5) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.8 | –0.4 (–3.0, 2.1) |
Fetal death in utero | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 (–6.3, 14.8) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | –7.1 (–15.5, 2.3) |
Social reason | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | –0.1 (–6.6, 6.8) | 11.7 | 6.4 | 9.3 | –6.8 (–9.0,–4.5) |
Other | 18.0 | 19.5 | 17.1 | 0.9 (–1.8, 3.7) | 22.5 | 28.8 | 25.1 | 3.3 (1.7, 5.0) |
Unknown | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | –22.2 (–35.7,–5.8) | 4.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | –23.3 (–27.7,–18.6) |