Table 1 Analysis of annual numbers of potentially unforeseeable intrapartum complications in the Huddersfield birth cohort by socio-economic group
Major unforeseeable complication | Affluent | Better Off | Average | Poor | Deprived | Total | % of total deliveries (2543) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoulder dystocia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.4 |
Fetal distress | 57 | 40 | 69 | 60 | 151 | 380 | 14.9 |
Cord prolapse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.2 | |
Obstructed labour | 26 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 35 | 116 | 4.6 |
Grand total | 83 | 55 | 95 | 84 | 191 | 511 | 20.1 |
Total births | 406 | 299 | 497 | 360 | 952 | 2543 | |
% by socio-economic group | 20.4 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 23.3 | 20.1 | 20.1 |