For primiparous women, it was assumed that the scars represented previous myomectomies, but the higher rate
among multiparous women suggests that some primary cesarean deliveries actually may have been repeat cesarean deliveries that were recorded incorrectly.
Among multiparous participants, 27/29 (93 %) in the intervention group had previously breastfed, compared with 17/25 (68 %) in the control group.
The odds of cesarean section among women planning out - of - hospital birth were lower
among multiparous women than among nulliparous women and among women with 12 years of education or less than among women with more than 12 years of education (Figure 1).
The caesarean rate for intended home births was 8.3 % among primiparous women and 1.6 %
among multiparous women.
Transfers were four times as common among primiparous women (25.1 %) as
among multiparous women (6.3 %), but urgent transfers were only twice as common among primparous women (5.1 %) as
among multiparous women (2.6 %).
Not exact matches
These risks may differ
among different women (for instance, nulliparous vs.
multiparous), and women should understand what the risks are so that they can make informed decisions about their personal circumstances.
Percentage non-optimal characteristics in the perinatal background index
among planned home and planned hospital births in primiparous and
multiparous women
Among women who had a primary cesarean delivery for failure to progress, 42.6 % of primiparous women and 33.5 % of
multiparous women never progressed beyond 5 cm of dilation before delivery (Table 3).