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《英国医学杂志》 研究文章

The BMJ Research

Risk of complicated birth at term in nulliparous and multiparous women using routinely collected maternity data in England: cohort study [初产妇和经产妇足月复杂分娩的风险:使用英国日常收集的产妇数据的队列研究]

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BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3377 (Published 01 October 2020)
Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m3377

Authors
Jennifer Jardine, Andrea Blotkamp, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Hannah Knight, Tina Harris, Jane Hawdon, Jan van der Meulen, Kate Walker, Dharmintra Pasupathy

Abstract
Objectives To determine the rate of complicated birth at term in women classified at low risk according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline for intrapartum care (no pre-existing medical conditions, important obstetric history, or complications during pregnancy) and to assess if the risk classification can be improved by considering parity and the number of risk factors.

Design Cohort study using linked electronic maternity records.

Participants 276 766 women with a singleton birth at term after a trial of labour in 87 NHS hospital trusts in England between April 2015 and March 2016.

Main outcome measure A composite outcome of complicated birth, defined as a birth with use of an instrument, caesarean delivery, anal sphincter injury, postpartum haemorrhage, or Apgar score of 7 or less at five minutes.

Results Multiparous women without a history of caesarean section had the lowest rates of complicated birth, varying from 8.8% (4879 of 55 426 women, 95% confidence interval 8.6% to 9.0%) in those without specific risk factors to 21.8% (613 of 2811 women, 20.2% to 23.4%) in those with three or more. The rate of complicated birth was higher in nulliparous women, with corresponding rates varying from 43.4% (25  805 of 59 413 women, 43.0% to 43.8%) to 64.3% (364 of 566 women, 60.3% to 68.3%); and highest in multiparous women with previous caesarean section, with corresponding rates varying from 42.9% (3426 of 7993 women, 41.8% to 44.0%) to 66.3% (554 of 836 women, 63.0% to 69.5%).

Conclusions Nulliparous women without risk factors have substantially higher rates of complicated birth than multiparous women without a previous caesarean section even if the latter have multiple risk factors. Grouping women first according to parity and previous mode of birth, and then within these groups according to presence of specific risk factors would provide greater and more informed choice to women, better targeting of interventions, and fewer transfers during labour than according to the presence of risk factors alone.