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TABLE 18
MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
IN LIVE BIRTHS
British Columbia, 1996-2000 AND 2001

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births

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FIGURE 13
MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND
DELIVERY IN LIVE BIRTHS BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 1996-2000

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Local Health Area

HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 18/FIGURE 13
  • There were seven Local Health Areas (LHAs) with maternal complication ratios that were statistically significant and high in 2001. They were (number of births with maternal complications in parentheses):
    068 Nanaimo 1.31 (543)
    069 Qualicum 1.21 (150)
    048 Howe Sound 1.19 (246)
    070 Alberni 1.19 (175)
    072/084 Campbell River/V.I. West 1.17 (237)
    161 Vancouver City Centre 1.16 (431)
    164 Vancouver West Side 1.12 (596)

  • All above LHAs except Alberni and Howe Sound also had statistically significant high ratios for the 1996-2000 period.

  • There were seven LHAs with maternal complication ratios that were statistically significant and low in 2001. They were (number of births in parentheses):
    002 Cranbrook 0.62 (73)
    005 Creston 0.66 (43)
    014 Southern Okanagan 0.73 (52)
    006/007 Kootenay Lake/Nelson 0.78 (97)
    060 Peace River North 0.83 (198)
    057 Prince George 0.89 (472)
    023 Central Okanagan 0.92 (636)

  • There were 11 LHAs with statistically significant and high maternal complication ratios in 1996-2000. The five LHAs with the highest ratios that were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:
    068 Nanaimo 1.24 (2,589)
    069 Qualicum 1.22 (769)
    161 Vancouver City Centre 1.18 (1,827)
    029 Lillooet 1.18 (186)
    072/084 Campbell River/V.I. West 1.10 (1,228)

  • There were 15 LHAs with statistically significant and low maternal complication ratios in 1996-2000. The six LHAs with the lowest ratios that were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:
    002 Cranbrook 0.69 (419)
    016 Keremeos 0.81 (91)
    003 Kimberley 0.84 (134)
    060 Peace River North 0.84 (960)
    056 Nechako 0.89 (569)
    023 Central Okanagan 0.89 (2,986)