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Table 3 Neonatal death and infant death according to mode of delivery in a Danish cohort, 1982–2010

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

Mode of delivery 1st and 2nd birth (Number of events)

Neonatal death (≤28 days) n = 95

OR (95% CI)

aModel 1 AOR (95% CI)

CS – ERCS (n = 21)

Ref

Ref

CS – TOLAC (n = 74)

1.82 (1.12, 2.95)

1.87 (1.12, 3.12)

Mode of delivery 1st and 2nd birth (Number of events)

Early neonatal death (≤7 days) n = 86

OR (95% CI)

aModel 1 AOR (95% CI)

CS – ERCS (n = 18)

Ref

Ref

CS – TOLAC (n = 68)

1.95 (1.16, 3.27)

2.06 (1.19, 3.56)

Mode of delivery 1st and 2nd birth (Number of events)

Late neonatal death (>7 days, ≤28 days) n = 9

OR (95% CI)

aModel 1 AOR (95% CI)

CS – ERCS (n = 3)

Ref

Ref

CS – TOLAC (n = 6)

1.03 (0.26, 4.12)

0.97 (0.22, 4.32)

Mode of delivery 1st and 2nd birth (Number of events)

Infant death (≤365 days) n = 171

OR (95% CI)

aModel 1 AOR (95% CI)

CS – ERCS (n = 49)

Ref

Ref

CS – TOLAC (n = 122)

1.28 (0.92, 1.79)

1.12 (0.79, 1.59)

  1. Data are crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ERCS Elective repeat caesarean section, TOLAC Trial of labour after caesarean section
  2. aModel 1: adjusted for key covariates in the second birth including maternal age, maternal country of origin, educational attainment, mother and father’s gross income, marital status, infant birthplace and infant birth weight, history of pregnancy loss and birth year (cohort n = 61,626)