Table 3 Antenatal and delivery characteristics of the 2,032 a public and private deliveries that were individually matched on the propensity score of maternal demographics
Publicly insured women | Privately insured women | Degrees of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 1,016) | (n = 1,016) | freedom | p-valueb | |
Antenatal risk factors | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Threatened abortion (<20 weeks) | 63 (6.2) | 96 (9.5) | 1 | 0.006 |
Threatened preterm labour (<37w) | 157 (15.5) | 116 (11.4) | 1 | 0.008 |
Urinary tract infection | 41 (4.0) | 28 (2.8) | 1 | 0.11 |
Pre-eclampsia | 76 (7.5) | 153 (15.1) | 1 | <0.0001 |
Placenta praevia | 15 (1.5) | 40 (3.9) | 1 | 0.0006 |
Placental abruption | 24 (2.4) | 23 (2.3) | 1 | 0.88 |
Pre-labour rupture of membranes | 259 (25.5) | 183 (18.0) | 1 | <0.0001 |
Gestational diabetes | 63 (6.2) | 48 (4.7) | 1 | 0.14 |
Gestation (weeks) | ||||
32 | 9 (0.9) | 21 (2.1) | ||
33 | 13 (1.3) | 30 (3.0) | ||
34 | 43 (4.2) | 145 (14.3) | ||
35 | 206 (20.3) | 231 (22.7) | ||
36 | 745 (73.3) | 589 (58.0) | 4 | <0.0001 |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Unassisted vaginal | 551 (54.2) | 358 (35.2) | ||
Assisted vaginal | 114 (11.2) | 142 (14.0) | ||
Caesarean section in labour | 196 (19.3) | 192 (18.9) | ||
Pre-labour caesarean section | 155 (15.3) | 324 (31.9) | 3 | <0.0001 |
Mean (±SD) | Mean (±SD) | |||
Infant weight (g) | 2,764.6 (471.1) | 2,687.4 (471.1) | 0.0002 |