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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate models of outcome

From: Unplanned out-of-hospital birth and risk factors of adverse perinatal outcome: findings from a prospective cohort

Variables

Neonatal mortality and morbidity **

(N = 106)

Safe Birth

(N = 1564)

Chi2-Pearson

p-value

Univariate Logistic Regression

Odds-Ratio [CI 95%]

Multivariate Logistic Regression

Adjusted Odds-Ratio

[CI 95%]

P-value

Time of call *

34.3% (34/99)

31.6% (451/1427)

0.57

   

Time of unit intervention *

37.1% (39/105)

34.1% (513/1503)

0.53

   

Time of unit reaching the hospital (ie. > 30 min)*

21% (19/91)

19% (263/1417)

0.58

   

Non-French speaking

8.6% (9/104)

12.0% (184/1535)

0.31

   

Unhealthy housing

17.0% (14/82)

9.0% (113/1266)

0.02

2.1 [1.1–3.9]

  

Multiple pregnancy

5.6% (6/108)

0.5% (7/1557)

< 0.0001

13.2 [4.4–40]

70.7 [4.7–1062]

0.002

Primiparity

35.0% (37/106)

12.0% (179/1548)

< 0.0001

4.1 [2.7–6.3]

  

Intercurrent midwife or physician consultation

9.3% (10/108)

2.9% (46/1560)

< 0.001

3.4 [1.7–7]

  

Conform antenatal care

81.1% (86/106)

94.2% (1451/1540)

< 0.0001

0.3 [0.2–0.4]

  

Midwife consultation in the last 24 h

12.0% (11/93)

24.0% (333/1370)

0.006

0.4 [0.2–0.8]

  

Older maternal age *

7.0% (34/106)

6.2% (65/1041)

0.57

   

Fetal pathology

5.7% (6/106)

0.7% (10/1548)

< 0.0001

9.2 [3.2–26]

  

Prematurity (ie. < 37 weeks of gestational age)

36.0% (38/105)

4.0% (60/1455)

< 0.0001

34.7 [19–63.5]

6.7 [2.1–21.4]

0.001

Maternal pathology

50.0% (53/106)

20.0% (314/1540)

< 0.0001

9.1 [3.3–25.7]

2.8 [1.0–7.5]

0.047

Breech presentation

7.0% (6/86)

1.4% (21/1493)

< 0.001

5.4 [2.1–13.7]

  

Cord prolapse

15.4% (12/78)

18.9% (230/1217)

0.44

   

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid

24.0% (15/63)

14.0% (123/886)

0.03

1.9 [1.1–3.6]

  

Hypothermia

35.9% (19/53)

20.6% (184/892)

< 0.001

2.2 [1.2–3.9]

2.8 [1.1–7.6]

0.039

  1. *Defined by extreme population tercile T3 versus T1+; ** Defined as death or neonatal intensive care unit hospitalization at Day 7; NICU: neonatal intensive care unit; CI 95%: confidence interval 95%