Table 2 Number of female sterilizations (% of total) undertaken at interval or in conjunction with pregnancy, data from the Norwegian Patient Register 1999–2005
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interval | 4421 (84.2) | 4253 (83.7) | 4627 (84.4) | 1157 (61.3) | 1032 (57.5) | 1115 (60.0) | 1043 (58.6) |
Caesarean section | 415 (7.9) | 416 (8.2) | 459 (8.4) | 501 (26.5) | 524 (29.2) | 532 (28.6) | 534 (30.0) |
Vaginal delivery | 163 (3.1) | 134 (2.6) | 116 (2.1) | 114 (6.0) | 99 (5.5) | 107 (5.8) | 121 (6.8) |
Termination of pregnancy | 197 (3.8) | 221 (4.4) | 212 (3.9) | 74 (3.9) | 86 (4.8) | 72 (3.9) | 52 (2.9) |
Ectopic pregnancy | 34 (0.6) | 34 (0.7) | 41 (0.7) | 29 (1.5) | 39 (2.2) | 24 (1.3) | 18 (1.0) |
Spontaneous abortion | 20 (0.4) | 22 (0.4) | 28 (0.5) | 13 (0.7) | 14 (0.8) | 9 (0.5) | 11 (0.6) |
Total | 5250 | 5080 | 5483 | 1888 | 1794 | 1859 | 1779 |