Delivery mode and subsequent birth rate: A nationwide register-based analysis in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to calculate the subsequent birth rate for different delivery modes, comparing them with spontaneous vaginal deliveries, using a comprehensive nationwide high-quality registry.

Methods

Data from the National Medical Birth Register (MBR) were used to evaluate the birth rate after different delivery modes. All first deliveries for a mother during the years 2004 to 2016 were included. For these women, all second pregnancies from the MBR during the years 2004 to 2018 were retrieved and combined with the data of the first deliveries. A Cox regression model was used to evaluate the risk for the second pregnancy after giving birth the first time. The results were interpreted with adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results<

SUBMITTER: Vaajala M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823355 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature