Maternal education and its association with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes in live births conceived using medically assisted reproduction (MAR)

Table 2 Composite and Individual Maternal Morbidity for individuals with and without a Bachelor’s Degree who conceived using Medically Assisted Reproduction

Outcome		Total Live Births	n	Rate/1,000 Live Births	Adjusted RR (95% CI)
Composite maternal morbidity	Total	190,444	1,893	9.9
	Bachelors	142,943	1,448	10.1	1.05* (0.94–1.17)
	WBD	47,501	445	9.4	Ref
Admission to ICU	Total	190,444	435	2.3
	Bachelor’s	142,943	347	2.4	1.21^† (0.94–1.54)
	WBD	47,501	88	1.9	Ref
Maternal transfusion	Total	190,444	1,554	8.2
	Bachelor’s	142,943	1,191	8.3	1.06* (0.94–1.19)
	WBD	47,501	363	7.6	Ref
Uterine rupture	Total	190,444	91	0.5
	Bachelor’s	142,943	69	0.5	1.02^† (0.63–1.64)
	WBD	47,501	22	0.5	Ref
Unplanned hysterectomy	Total	190,444	230	1.2
	Bachelor’s	142,943	183	1.3	1.16^† (0.82–1.63)
	WBD	47,501	47	1.0	Ref

RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; ICU, intensive care unit
Notes: 101 individuals were excluded due to missing information on maternal morbidity
*Adjusted for maternal age (< 35 vs. 35+), race and ethnicity, marital status, prenatal care, smoking during pregnancy, neonatal sex, and birth year
^†Adjusted for maternal age (< 35 vs. 35+), race and ethnicity, marital status, neonatal sex, and birth year

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