Mode of Delivery according to Leisure Time Physical Activity before and during Pregnancy: A Multicenter Cohort Study of Low-Risk Women
Table 3
Adjusted odds ratios for mode of delivery according to leisure time physical activity before and during pregnancy. The Danish Dystocia Study. .
Physical activity
Emergency C-section (versus any vaginal delivery)
Emergency C-section and vacuum extractor (versus spontaneous vaginal delivery)
95% CI
value for trend
95% CI
value for trend
Before pregnancy
Sedentary
1
—
0.0372
1
—
0.1043
Light
0.63
0.37–1.08
0.80
0.54–1.20
Moderate-to-heavy
0.57
0.32–1.04
0.73
0.47–1.12
Competitive sport
0.28
0.09–0.88
0.63
0.34–1.19
First trimester
Sedentary
1
—
0.0301
1
—
0.0083
Light
0.89
0.58–1.34
0.77
0.58–1.02
Moderate-to-heavy
0.57
0.32–1.03
0.60
0.41–0.86
Competitive sport
0.39
0.09–1.67
0.65
0.31–1.37
Second trimester
Sedentary
1
—
0.0303
1
—
0.0070
Light
0.73
0.50–1.08
0.80
0.61–1.05
Moderate-to-heavy
0.47
0.23–0.93
0.56
0.36–0.85
Competitive sport
0.82
0.10–6.92
0.53
0.11–2.53
Third trimester
Sedentary
1
—
0.1466
1
—
0.0134
Light
0.80
0.59–1.09
0.80
0.65–0.99
Moderate-to-heavy
0.77
0.32–1.85
0.63
0.35–1.13
Competitive sport
—
—
—
—
for maternal age, educational level when secondary education is completed, smoking, and prepregnancy body mass index. C-section = caesarean section, OR = odds ratio, and CI = confidence interval.
