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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio for perinatal mortalitya by level of service, by jurisdiction

From: The safety of Canadian rural maternity services: a multi-jurisdictional cohort analysis

 

Alberta

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Service level

Adjusted ORb (95 % CI) (n = 66713)

N

Adjusted ORb (95 % CI) (n = 61,991)

N

Adjusted ORb (95 % CI) (n = 18,769)

N

1

1.40 (0.44, 4.39)

310

2.84 (1.58, 5.10)

601

 

2

1.35 (0.77, 2.38)

1297

1.33 (0.59, 3.01)

623

N/A

99

3

1.50 (1.03, 2.18)

2940

0.79 (0.43, 1.45)

1892

0.66 (0.38, 1.14)

1772

4

1.23 (0.92, 1.64)

6750

1.12 (0.73, 1.70)

2976

 

5

1.12 (0.91, 1.36)

21362

1.07 (0.79, 1.44)

6814

0.82 (0.38, 1.78)

993

6

0.88 (0.58, 1.32)

3884

1.07 (0.80, 1.42)

7206

 

7

1.53 (0.49, 4.83)

264

0.96 (0.61, 1.51)

2778

0.60 (0.23, 1.65)

440

8

1.0

29906

1.0

39101

1.0

15465

  1. aPerinatal mortality = stillbirths + neonatal deaths up to 7 days
  2. bAdjusted for maternal age (<18, >35), parity, previous C-section, prior neonatal death, prior still birth, diabetes (existing & gestational), hypertension (existing & gestational)