Table 2.

Maternal and pregnancy characteristics associated with a TR

Risk factorTotal deliveries (n = 517 874)Women transfused (n = 12 183)TR cases (n = 96)TR* crude OR95% CITR adjusted
OR
95% CI
Maternal characteristics        
 Age, y        
  ≤34 403 396 9 253 67 1.0 (ref)    
  35-39 94 875 2 351 24 1.5 1.0-2.4 1.4 0.9-2.8 
  ≥40 19 603 579 1.5 0.6-3.8 1.2 0.5-3.0 
 Ethnicity        
  European 433 170 9 637 72 1.0 (ref)    
  Non-European 84 704 2 546 24 1.6 1.0-2.6 1.3 0.8-2.1 
Previous deliveries        
  0 237 778 7 420 56 1.5 1.0-2.3 0.8 0.5-1.3 
  1 188 435 3 196 30 1.0 (ref)  ref  
  ≥2 91 661 1 567 10 0.7 0.3-1.4 0.6 0.3-1.2 
 Previous CS        
  No 474 886 10 735 84 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 42 988 1 448 12 1.6 0.9-2.9 1.1 0.5-2.1 
 Pregnancy complications        
  Multiple pregnancy        
  No 510 268 11 479 87     
  Yes 7 606 704 6.9 3.5-13.8 1.4 0.7-2.8 
  Placenta previa/accreta        
  No 516 675 11 911 92 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 1 199 272 18.5 6.8-50.3 2.2 0.8-6.4 
  Preeclampsia        
 No 505 567 11 116 78 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 12 307 1 067 18 9.3 5.6-15.6 2.0 1.2-3.5 
Variables at delivery        
 Induction of labor 53 936 2 284 29 3.7 2.4-5.8 1.7 1.1-2.9 
 Mode of delivery        
  Spontaneous vaginal 395 169 6 456 14 1.0 (ref)    
  Instrumental vaginal 40 819 2 082 52 2.6 1.5-4.7 0.8 0.4-1.5 
  CS 81 886 3 645 30 2.9 1.8-4.7 0.8 0.5-1.3 
 Placental disorders        
  Placental abruption 1 328 229 17.0 6.2-46.2 2.6 0.9-7.3 
  PPH and uterine atony 12 080 1 730 14 8.4 4.7-14.8 1.1 0.6-1.9 
Newborn characteristics        
 Premature (≤34 + 0 gw) 11 075 797 12 6.5 3.6-12.0 1.7 1.0-3.7 
Risk factorTotal deliveries (n = 517 874)Women transfused (n = 12 183)TR cases (n = 96)TR* crude OR95% CITR adjusted
OR
95% CI
Maternal characteristics        
 Age, y        
  ≤34 403 396 9 253 67 1.0 (ref)    
  35-39 94 875 2 351 24 1.5 1.0-2.4 1.4 0.9-2.8 
  ≥40 19 603 579 1.5 0.6-3.8 1.2 0.5-3.0 
 Ethnicity        
  European 433 170 9 637 72 1.0 (ref)    
  Non-European 84 704 2 546 24 1.6 1.0-2.6 1.3 0.8-2.1 
Previous deliveries        
  0 237 778 7 420 56 1.5 1.0-2.3 0.8 0.5-1.3 
  1 188 435 3 196 30 1.0 (ref)  ref  
  ≥2 91 661 1 567 10 0.7 0.3-1.4 0.6 0.3-1.2 
 Previous CS        
  No 474 886 10 735 84 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 42 988 1 448 12 1.6 0.9-2.9 1.1 0.5-2.1 
 Pregnancy complications        
  Multiple pregnancy        
  No 510 268 11 479 87     
  Yes 7 606 704 6.9 3.5-13.8 1.4 0.7-2.8 
  Placenta previa/accreta        
  No 516 675 11 911 92 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 1 199 272 18.5 6.8-50.3 2.2 0.8-6.4 
  Preeclampsia        
 No 505 567 11 116 78 1.0 (ref)    
  Yes 12 307 1 067 18 9.3 5.6-15.6 2.0 1.2-3.5 
Variables at delivery        
 Induction of labor 53 936 2 284 29 3.7 2.4-5.8 1.7 1.1-2.9 
 Mode of delivery        
  Spontaneous vaginal 395 169 6 456 14 1.0 (ref)    
  Instrumental vaginal 40 819 2 082 52 2.6 1.5-4.7 0.8 0.4-1.5 
  CS 81 886 3 645 30 2.9 1.8-4.7 0.8 0.5-1.3 
 Placental disorders        
  Placental abruption 1 328 229 17.0 6.2-46.2 2.6 0.9-7.3 
  PPH and uterine atony 12 080 1 730 14 8.4 4.7-14.8 1.1 0.6-1.9 
Newborn characteristics        
 Premature (≤34 + 0 gw) 11 075 797 12 6.5 3.6-12.0 1.7 1.0-3.7 

gw, gestational weeks; ref, reference.

*

Background = total deliveries.

Background = all women who received a blood transfusion postpartum (n = 12 183).

Adjusted for age, ethnicity, previous deliveries, previous CS, multiple pregnancy, placenta previa/accreta, preeclampsia, induction of labor, placental disorders, and premature birth ≤34 gw.

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