Research Article

Risk of Severe Adverse Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Deliveries with Repeated and Primary Cesarean Deliveries versus Vaginal Deliveries: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Maternal outcomes by mode of delivery.

Maternal outcomeVDPrimary CDRepeated CD
Reference groupCrude OR [95% CI]aOR [95% CI]Crude OR [95% CI]aOR [95% CI]

Maternal death1
Maternal near miss (MNM)19.10 (1.15-71.98)10.59 (1.19-94.54)16.32 (2.16-123.41)17.21 (1.97-150.51)
Severe maternal outcomes (SMO)19.10 (1.15-71.98)10.59 (1.19-94.54)16.32 (2.16-123.41)17.21 (1.97-150.51)
Severe postpartum haemorrhage110.12 (1.29-79.26)12.73 (1.53-105.55)16.33 (2.16-123.41)15.93 (1.83-138.29)

Adjusted by maternal age, level of education, parity, pregestational BMI, medical and obstetrical conditions, and birth weight (g). Women with vaginal deliveries are the reference. CD: cesarean delivery; VD: vaginal delivery.