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Table 4 Risk of caesarean section among women induced according to the Grenoble classification

From: Does induction of labor without a medical indication explain the overall increase in the induction rate: an observational study before and after the ARRIVE trial

Risk of caesarean section

2014–2017

2018–2021

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

aOR*

95% CI

Group 1: Multiple pregnancies

40.9

28.9

0.6

[0.4; 0.8]

0.6

[0.4; 0,9]

Group 2: Single breech pregnancy

63.9

48.4

0.5

[0.2; 1.2]

0.5

[0,2; 1,4]

Group 3: Preterm single cephalic pregnancy (term less than 37 WG)

34.0

35.7

1.1

[0.8; 1.5]

0.9

[0,6; 1.3]

Group 4: Single cephalic pregnancy with prelabor

rupture of membranes at term (37 WG and above)

22.4

21.2

0.9

[0.7; 1.2]

1.0

[0,8; 1,2]

Group 5: Single cephalic pregnancy, late term and

post term (41 WG and over), intact membranes

28.0

27.3

1.0

[0.8; 1.2]

1.0

[0.9; 1,2]

Group 6: Single cephalic pregnancy, term between 37 and 40 weeks, 6 days with maternal pathology indicating induction, intact membranes

30.1

23.0

0.7

[0.6; 0.8]

0.8

[0,6; 0,9]

Group 7: Single cephalic pregnancy, term between 37 and 40 weeks, 6 days with fetal pathology indicating induction, intact membranes

32.0

25.9

0.7

[0.5; 1.0]

0.8

[0,6; 1,1]

Group 8: Single cephalic pregnancy, term between

37 and 40 weeks, 6 days, induced without medical indication, intact membranes

14.2

11.1

0.8

[0.5; 1.2]

0.8

[0.5; 1,4]

TOTAL

27.8

24.2

0.8

[0.8; 0.9]

0.9

[0,8; 0,9]

  1. CI: confidence interval; WG: weeks’ gestation; OR: odds ratio; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; Rates expressed as percentages
  2. *Adjustment for parity (primiparous or not) and geographical origin (Metropolitan France or not)