Outcomes
Prepandemic period (n=1562 births) Pandemic period (n=1472 births)
Difference (95% CI)
P-value
Spontaneous vaginal (%) 891/1562 (57.0) 805/1472 (54.7) 2.3 (-1.23 to 5.82) 0.20
Instrumental Forceps (%)
93/1562 (6.0)
79/1472 (5.4)
0.6 (-1.07 to 2.26)
0.56
Vacuum (%) 109/1562 (7.0) 102/1472 (6.9) 0.1 (-1.73 to 1.91)
Caesarean sections
Emergency (%) 268/1562 (17.2) 285/1472 (19.4) 2.2 (-0.56 to 4.96) 0.09
Elective (%) Perinatal outcomes
183/1562 (11.7)
181/1472 (12.3)
0.6 (-1.71 to 2.93)
Preterm deliveries (No. per 1000 births)
122/1562 (78)
118/1472 (80)
0.2 (-1.72 to 2.14)
0.83
Stillbirth (No. per 1000 births) END (No. per 1000 births) 9/1562 (5.8) 1/1562 (0.6) 11/1472 (7.5) 2/1472 (1.4) 0.17 (-0.44 to 0.82) 0.08 (-0.23 to 0.44) 0.56 0.48
Neonatal admissions (No. per 1000 births)
83/1562 (53.1)
95/1472 (64.5)
1.14 (-0.54 to 2.84)
0.18