Mode of delivery and level of neonatal care in Lombardy: a descriptive analysis according to volume of care

Table 2 Mode of delivery according to the volume of care (number of deliveries/year in the care unit)

Volume of care	Deliveries	Vaginal delivery							Cesarean section						Induced labour		CS after induction		Women with previous CS		Vaginal after CS (VBAC)
	Deliveries	Total vaginal delivery		Normal vaginal delivery		Vacuum		Forceps	Total CS		Elective CS		Emergency CS
	N	N	%*	N	%*	N	%*	N	N	%	N	%*	N	%	N	%*	N	%**	N	%*	N.	%***
<500	2676	1749	65.4	1622	60.6	127	4.7	1	926	34.6	604	65.2	322	34.8	628	23.5	124	19.7	432	16.1	28	6.5
500-799	12608	8746	69.4	8268	65.6	478	3.8	1	3861	30.6	1987	51.5	1874	48.5	2400	19.0	617	25.7	1600	12.7	178	11.1
800-999	9965	7500	75.3	7048	70.7	452	4.5	0	2465	24.7	1465	59.4	1000	40.6	1757	17.6	347	19.7	1121	11.2	189	16.9
1000-2499	37860	27901	73.7	26228	69.3	1673	4.4	0	9959	26.3	4456	44.7	5503	55.3	7023	20.3	1377	19.6	4166	11.0	761	18.3
≥2500	28492	20236	71.0	18891	66.3	1345	4.7	0	8256	28.9	3681	44.6	4575	55.4	5642	19.8	1087	19.3	3298	11.6	762	23.1
Total	91601	66132	72.2	62057	67.7	4075	4.4	2	25467	27.8	12193	47.9	13274	52.1	17450	19.8	3552	20.4	10617	11.6	1918	18.1

*Row percentage of total number of deliveries in the volume of care category.
**Row percentage of total number of deliveries in the volume of care category excluding missing data on induction information (n = 3286).
***Row percentage of deliveries of women with previous CS.
CS = Cesarean section.

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