Table 2 Demographic data and parameters concerning the mother and the delivery
|  | Breech deliveries n = 108 | Vertex deliveries n = 108 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean or n | % or range | Mean or n | % or range | Â | |
Maternal age (years) | 28.9 | 18, 44 | 29.7 | 18, 46 | 0.224 |
Duration of pregnancy (weeks + days) | 39 + 5 | 37 + 0, 41 + 6 | 40 + 1 | 37 + 0, 42 + 2 | 0.007 |
Primiparous | 75 | 69.4 | 53 | 49.1 | 0.002 |
Chronic illness | 12 | 11.1 | 11 | 10.2 | 0.825 |
Gestational diabetes | 12 | 11.1 | 7 | 6.5 | 0.230 |
Pre-eclampsia | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.651 |
Spontaneus vaginal delivery | 84 | 77.8 | 84 | 77.8 | 1 |
Operative delivery | 24 | 22.2 | 24 | 22.2 | 1 |
 - Vacuum extraction | None |  | 13 | 12.0 | <0.001 |
 - Emergency CS | 22 | 20.4 | 8 | 7.4 | 0.006 |
 - Rush emergency CS | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 0.651 |
Induction of labor | 15 | 13.9 | 23 | 21.3 | 0.153 |
Neuraxial analgesia | 72 | 66.7 | 79 | 73.1 | 0.299 |
Oxytocin augmentation | 82 | 75.9 | 70 | 64.8 | 0.074 |
Uterine tachysystolea | 20 | 18.5 | 18 | 16.7 | 0.721 |