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Table 5 Maternal complications

From: Risk factors and outcomes of fetal macrosomia in a tertiary centre in Tanzania: a case-control study

 

Macrosomia N (%)

Controls N (%)

p-value

Odds ratio [95 % CI]

Post partum hemorrhage (PPH)

 Yes

18 (17.5)

4 (3.9)

0.0015

5.24 [1.71, 16.09]

 No

85 (82.5)

99 (96.1)

 

1

Prolonged labor

 Yes

28 (27.2)

14 (13.6)

0.02

2.37 [1.17, 4.83]

 No

75 (72.8)

89 (86.4)

 

1

Uterine rupture

 Yes

2 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

  

 No

101 (98.1)

103 (100)

  

2nd degree tear

 Yes

23 (22.3)

6 (5.8)

0.001

4.65 [1.80, 11.97]

 No

80 (77.7)

97 (94.2)

 

1

Shoulder dystocia

 Yes

3 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

  

 No

100 (97.1)

103 (100)

  

Maternal death

 Yes

1 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

  

 No

102 (99.0)

103 (100)