Table 3 Maternal and perinatal outcomes of women with a history of prior cesarean birth overall and by mode of delivery, January 2017–April 2020

Maternal outcomes

 Uterotonics n, %

2416, 86.5%

224, 40.0%

2192, 98.2%

< 0.001^b

 Blood transfusion n, %

29, 1.0%

4, 07%

25, 1.1%

0.49^b

 D&C/suction n, %

21, 0.8%

18, 3.2%

3, 0.1%

 < 0.001^b

 Magnesium n, %

146, 5.2%

6, 1.1%

140, 6.3%

 < 0.001^b

 Hysterectomy n, %

14, 0.5%

1, 0.2%

13, 0.6%

0.33^b

 Severe infection n, %

35, 1.3%

3, 0.5%

32, 1.4%

0.09^b

 Postpartum infection n, %

9, 0.3%

2, 0.4%

7, 0.3%

1.0^b

 Missing

83, 3.0%

15, 2.7%

68, 3.1%

 Seizure n, %

3, 0.1%

0, 0.0%

3, 0.1%

1.0^b

 Missing

83, 3.0%

15, 2.7%

68, 3.1%

 Unplanned hospitalization n, %

23, 0.8%

6, 1.1%

17, 0.8%

0.43^b

 Missing

83, 3.0%

15, 2.7%

68, 3.1%

 Death by 42 days n, %

1, 0.1%

1, 0.2%

0, 0.0%

0.20^b

 Missing

83, 3.0%

15, 2.7%

68, 3.1%

Neonatal outcomes

 Fetal status n, %

 < 0.001^b

 Born alive, alive

2732, 97.8%

526, 93.9%

2206, 98.8%

 Born alive, neonatal demise

17, 0.6%

12, 2.1%

5, 0.2%

 Stillbirth

44, 1.6%

22, 3.9%

22, 1.0%

 Bag and mask resuscitation n, %

31, 1.1%

9, 1.6%

22, 1.0%

0.21^b

 Missing

1, 0.1%

0, 0.0%

1, 0.1%

 Breastfeed within an hour n, %

581, 21.1%

446, 82.9%

135, 6.1%

 < 0.001^c

 Neonatal antibiotics n, %

114, 4.1%

16, 2.9%

98, 4.4%

0.10^c

 CPAP n, %

7, 0.3%

1, 0.2%

6, 0.3%

1.0^b

 Missing

2, 0.1%

1, 0.2%

1, 0.1%

 Oxygen n, %

125, 4.5%

18, 3.2%

107, 4.8%

0.11^c

 Ventilation n, %

15, 0.5%

3, 0.5%

12, 05%

1.0^b

 Missing

1, 0.1%

0, 0.0%

1, 0.1%

 Death by 42 Days n, %

39, 1.4%

10, 1.8%

29, 1.3%

0.31^c

 Missing

143, 5.1%

48, 8.6%

95, 4.3%