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Table 2 Infant characteristics in the second live birth in Denmark, 1982–2010

From: Trial of labour after caesarean section and the risk of neonatal and infant death: a nationwide cohort study

Infant characteristics of the second delivery

First CS

Elective repeat CS

Trial of labour after CS

Infant sex, male

10,845 (52%)

20,472 (50%)

 Female

10,096 (48%)

20,213 (50%)

Birthplace, Capital (Copenhagen)

3,809 (18%)

6,352 (16%)

 Capital suburbs

2,224 (11%)

5,409 (13%)

 Provincial city

2,641 (13%)

4,852 (12%)

 Provincial town

5,846 (28%)

11,184 (27%)

 Rural area

6,369 (30%)

12,807 (31%)

 Unknown

52 (0%)

81 (0%)

Apgar score <7 at 5 min

190 (1%)

1,016 (3%)

Birth weight (g), <2,500

1,440 (7%)

6,165 (15%)

 2500–3500

8,179 (39%)

18,805 (46%)

 3500–4500

9,556 (46%)

14,358 (35%)

 4500+

1,569 (7%)

1,129 (3%)

 Unknown

197 (1%)

228 (1%)

Gestational age, weeks, mean ± standard deviation

39.06 (1.2)

40.28 (1.3)

Admission to NICUa

645 (5%)

414 (3%)

  1. Data are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise stated. CS Caesarean section, NICU Neonatal intensive care unit. aAdmission to NICU: data available from 2002 to 2010 (n = 27,868)