Neonatal outcomes | Spontaneous vaginal delivery (%)(n = 99 679) | Assisted vaginal delivery (%)(n = 15 987) | Caesarean in labour (%)(n = 16 508) | Caesarean without labour (%)(n = 10 755) |
Depression at birth | ||||
Delay in initiating and maintaining respiration | 367 (0.4) | 150 (0.9) | 287 (1.7) | 41 (0.4) |
Low 5-minute Apgar (⩽3) | 79 (0.1) | 28 (0.2) | 53 (0.3) | 15 (0.1) |
HIE and associated sequelae | 86 (0.1) | 48 (0.3) | 77 (0.5) | 13 (0.1) |
Neonatal birth trauma | ||||
Minor trauma | 1099 (1.1) | 774 (4.8) | 194 (1.2) | 6 (0.1) |
Major trauma | 311 (0.3) | 225 (1.4) | 25 (0.2) | 7 (0.1) |
Respiratory conditions | ||||
RDS | 78 (0.1) | 19 (0.1) | 25 (0.2) | 67 (0.6) |
Transient tachypnoea | 644 (0.6) | 116 (0.7) | 190 (1.2) | 168 (1.6) |
Aspiration pneumonitis | 268 (0.3) | 69 (0.4) | 119 (0.7) | 26 (0.2) |
NICU stay >24 hours | 2155 (2.2) | 572 (3.6) | 859 (5.2) | 474 (4.4) |
Breast feeding at discharge | 58 588 (59.1) | 9524 (60.1) | 9744 (59.5) | 5828 (54.6) |
HIE, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; RDS, respiratory distress syndrome.