Table 4 Description of health care factors by region.
From: Regional perinatal mortality differences in the Netherlands; care is the question
| Â | North | East | West | South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % |
Mode of delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Spontaneous | 64,010 | 72.9 | 151,816 | 75.8 | 315,282 | 75.6 | 149,366 | 75.0 |
Elective Caesarean Section | 6,046 | 6.9 | 12,010 | 6.0 | 24,416 | 5.9 | 12,826 | 6.4 |
Instrumental vaginal delivery | 10,680 | 12.2 | 22,019 | 11.0 | 45,538 | 10.9 | 21,018 | 10.6 |
Emergency Caesarean Section | 7,121 | 8.1 | 14,313 | 7.2 | 31,532 | 7.6 | 16,010 | 8.0 |
Care at start of delivery | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
low risk selection | 37,506 | 42.7 | 103,069 | 51.5 | 209,376 | 50.2 | 92,418 | 46.4 |
   low risk & home delivery | 17,337 | 19.7 | 60,869 | 30.4 | 95,724 | 23.0 | 46,918 | 23.6 |
   low risk & hospital delivery | 10,349 | 11.8 | 18,157 | 9.1 | 60,656 | 14.6 | 20,250 | 10.2 |
   from low to high risk during delivery | 9,820 | 11.2 | 24,043 | 12.0 | 52,996 | 12.7 | 25,250 | 12.7 |
high risk selection | 50,351 | 57.3 | 97,089 | 48.5 | 207,392 | 49.8 | 106,802 | 53.6 |
Number of hospitals | 15 | Â | 18 | Â | 39 | Â | 25 | Â |
Number of tertiary centres | 1 | Â | 2 | Â | 5 | Â | 2 | Â |
Total | 87,857 | 100 | 200,158 | 100 | 416,768 | 100 | 199,220 | 100 |