Factors (N, % unless otherwise indicated)

Massive haemorrhage,

N = 94

No massive haemorrhage,

N = 121

Unadjusted ORa (95% CIb)

p-value

Maternal characteristics

Age ≥ 35 years

Caucasian

Smoking during pregnancy

BMI*c

Parity, nullipara

Caesarean section in history

History of:

Curettage

Fluxus

Abdominal surgery

Intra-uterine surgery

Uterus myomatosus

Pregnancy characteristics

Use of medication

Highest SBPd during pregnancy*

Highest DBPe during pregnancy*

Hbf before pregnancy*

Singleton pregnancy

Type of placenta praevia

Total

Partial

Marginal

Placenta anterior

First time of bleeding

<24 weeks

24 - 32 weeks

>32 weeks

no bleeding

Hospitalization

Number of hospitalizations

0

1 - 2

>2

Tocolytic therapy given

Corticosteroids given

Hb before cs*g

Hb medication given

Cs on planned date

Gestational age at delivery*

Intrapartum characteristics

Analgesics during cs**

Spinal

Narcose

53 (56)

60 (64)

9 (10)

23.6 (±3.7)

37 (39)

21 (22)

25 (27)

5 (5)

13 (14)

4 (4)

6 (6)

4 (4)

120 (±11)

72 (±9)

7.6 (±0.7)

88 (94)

55 (58)

9 (10)

30 (32)

42 (45)

11 (12)

29 (31)

26 (27)

28 (30)

69 (73)

25 (27)

47 (50)

22 (23)

12 (13)

23 (25)

6.9 (±0.8)

46 (49)

50 (53)

36.9 (±3.2)

55 (59)

39 (41)

46 (38)

92 (76)

16 (15)

24.6 (±6.4)

50 (41)

20 (17)

31 (26)

7 (6)

19 (16)

4 (3)

3 (3)

7 (6)

123 (±12)

75 (±8)

7.6 (±0.8)

119 (98)

61 (50)

18 (15)

42 (35)

31 (26)

7 (6)

44 (36)

40 (33)

30 (25)

92 (76)

29 (24)

60 (50)

32 (26)

14 (12)

28 (23)

7.1 (±0.7)

50 (41)

70 (58)

37.4 (±2.6)

93 (77)

28 (23)

2.11 (1.22 - 3.65)

0.56 (0.31 - 1.01)

0.64 (0.28 - 1.52)

0.96 (0.90 - 1.03)

1.09 (0.63 - 1.88)

1.45 (0.73 - 2.87)

1.05 (0.57 - 1.94)

0.92 (0.28 - 2.98)

0.86 (0.40 - 1.85)

1.30 (0.32 - 5.34)

2.68 (0.65 - 11.02)

0.72 (0.21 - 2.55)

0.97 (0.95 - 0.99)

0.97 (0.94 - 0.99)

0.88 (0.61 - 1.28)

0.25 (0.05 - 1.25)

1.26 (0.69 - 2.29)

0.70 (0.28 - 1.77)

0.88 (0.49 - 1.56)

2.35 (1.32 - 4.17)

1.68 (0.57 - 4.95)

0.71 (0.35 - 1.42)

0.69 (0.34 - 1.42)

1.20 (0.65 - 2.24)

0.87 (0.47 - 1.62)

1

0.91 (0.47 - 1.75)

0.79 (0.37 - 1.71)

1.12 (0.49 - 2.55)

1.08 (0.57 - 2.03)

0.77 (0.54 - 1.12)

1.36 (0.79 - 2.34)

0.83 (0.48 - 1.42)

0.94 (0.85 - 1.03)

2.36 (1.31 - 4.24)

<0.01

0.05

0.31

0.29

0.77

0.28

0.87

0.88

0.70

0.72

0.17

0.62

0.03

0.04

0.51

0.09

0.38

<0.01

0.30

0.66

0.81

0.79

0.82

0.17

0.27

0.50

0.18

<0.01