National Women's Annual Clinical Report 2010

Table 50: Neonatal outcomes following double instrumental vaginal birth compared to single
instrumental vaginal birth.......................................................................................................... 94
Table 51: Maternal outcomes following attempted instrumental vaginal birth prior to emergency
Caesarean section compared to emergency Caesarean section............................................. 94
Table 52: Neonatal outcomes following attempted instrumental vaginal birth prior to emergency
Caesarean section compared to emergency Caesarean section............................................. 95
Table 53: Mode of birth by breech presentation (singletons)........................................................... 95
Table 54: Mode of birth following attempted ECV ........................................................................... 96
Table 55: Analgesic use by parity and mode of onset of birth ......................................................... 97
Table 56: GA use and mode of birth ................................................................................................ 99
Table 57: Demographic characteristics of women labouring at Birthcare by place of birth........... 100
Table 58: Interventions and outcomes by parity among women who commenced labour and birthed
at Birthcare and women who commenced labour at Birthcare and birthed at NW. ............... 101
Table 59: Episiotomy rates............................................................................................................. 105
Table 60: Third stage management among vaginal births............................................................. 107
Table 61: Postpartum haemorrhage rate ....................................................................................... 109
Table 62: Postpartum blood loss by mode of birth ........................................................................ 109
Table 63: Postpartum blood loss by onset of birth......................................................................... 109
Table 64: Blood transfusion ........................................................................................................... 110
Table 65: Neonatal morbidity among live births by mode of birth (all gestations) ......................... 112
Table 66: Neonatal morbidity among live births by mode of onset of birth (all gestations) ........... 112
Table 67: Neonatal morbidity by mode of birth in live born term or post termbabies .................... 112
Table 68: Neonatal morbidity in term or post term live born (> 37 weeks) babies ........................ 112
Table 69: Maternal destination immediately after birth .................................................................. 119
Table 70: Reason for admission to NW postnatal wards among women having a spontaneous
vaginal birth............................................................................................................................. 121
Table 71: Length of stay by mode of birth among initial admissions to NW wards ....................... 121
Table 72: Reasons for readmission ............................................................................................... 122
Table 73: Reason for postnatal admission by place of birth for women who birthed elsewhere... 122
Table 74: Characteristics of