|
n=8,401 |
(%) |
n= 56,553 |
(%) |
Maternal age |
|
|
|
|
Mean (SD) |
29.9 |
5.0 |
30.9 |
4.9 |
<19 |
60 |
0.7 |
500 |
0.8 |
20-24 |
940 |
11.3 |
5,872 |
10.4 |
25-29 |
2,904 |
34.8 |
18,672 |
33.0 |
30-34 |
2,944 |
35.3 |
19,943 |
35.3 |
35-39 |
1,257 |
15.1 |
9,429 |
16.7 |
>40 |
233 |
2.8 |
2,137 |
3.8 |
Education |
|
|
|
|
No higher education |
1,805 |
22.1 |
|
|
Higher education ≤ 4 years |
3,653 |
44.6 |
|
|
Higher education > 4 years |
2,727 |
33.3 |
|
|
Employment |
|
|
|
|
Employed |
6,701 |
79.9 |
|
|
Student |
674 |
8.0 |
|
|
Unemployed |
410 |
4.9 |
|
|
Other |
601 |
7.2 |
|
|
Socio-economic status** |
|
|
|
|
1 (Much worse) |
276 |
3.3 |
|
|
2 |
351 |
4.2 |
|
|
3 (Average) |
5,787 |
69.0 |
|
|
4 |
1,313 |
15.6 |
|
|
5 (Much better) |
667 |
7.9 |
|
|
Marital Status |
|
|
|
|
Married or in a relationship, cohabiting |
7,863 |
93.7 |
52,984 |
93.7 |
Other |
533 |
6.3 |
3,568 |
6.3 |
Obstetric characteristics |
Study sample |
Study sample |
MBRN 2017* |
MBRN
2017* |
|
n=8,401 |
(%) |
n=56,553 |
(%) |
Place of birth |
|
|
|
|
Obstetric unit*** |
7,673 |
91.3 |
52,693 |
93.2 |
Alongside midwifery unit**** |
485 |
5.8 |
3,000 |
5.3 |
Freestanding midwifery unit |
69 |
0.8 |
387 |
0.7 |
Planned homebirth |
132 |
1.6 |
126 |
0.2 |
Born before arrival |
38 |
0.5 |
347 |
0.6 |
Parity |
|
|
|
|
Nulliparous |
3,772 |
45.0 |
23,841 |
42.2 |
Multiparous |
4,606 |
55.0 |
32,712 |
57.8 |
Mode of birth***** |
|
|
|
|
Spontaneous vaginal delivery |
6,240 |
74.4 |
42,075 |
73.7 |
Instrumental vaginal delivery***** |
907 |
10.8 |
5,968 |
10.3 |
Caesarean section (emergency) |
828 |
9.9 |
5,870 |
10.4 |
Caesarean section (planned) |
407 |
4.9 |
3,159 |
5.6 |