Table 2 Monitoring and perinatal outcomes among women delivered through caesarean section (CS) due to fetal distress
Monitoring and outcomes | CS due to fetal distress N = 1806 | Total cohort N = 104, 223 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Fetal heart rate monitoring during labour | |||
Yes, as per protocol | 647 (36%) | 38,677 (37%) | |
Yes, sporadically (> once) | 559 (31%) | 23,352 (22%) | |
Yes, once | 327 (18%) | 18,897 (18%) | |
No | 273 (15%) | 7,063 (7%) | |
Missing | 0 | 16,234 (16%) | < 0.001 |
Fetal heart rate 15 min before delivery | |||
Normal | 796 (44%) | 45,839 (44%) | |
Abnormal | 3 (0.2%) | 46 (0%) | |
Absent | 1 (0.1%) | 72 (0.1%) | |
Not recorded | 1,006 (56%) | 42,032 (40%) | |
Missing | 0 | 16,234 (16%) | < 0.001 |
Bag-and-mask ventilation | 7 (0.4%) | 822 (0.8%) | 0.02 |
Apgar < 7 at 5 min | 88 (4.9%) | 3726 (4.2%) | 0.17 |
Neonatal first-day mortality | 1 (0.1%) | 307 (0.3%) | 0.06 |