Table 2 Fetal outcome of second twin according to mode of delivery
From: Delivery of the second twin: influence of presentation on neonatal outcome, a case controlled study
Elective C-Section (ESC) n = 277 | Unplanned C-Section (UPC) n = 233 | Vaginal delivery (VD) n = 207 | P-value Anova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gestational week | 32–35 | 93 (33.6%) | 140 (60.1%) | 65 (31.4%) | < 0.001 |
36–39 | 184 (66.4%) | 93 (39.9%) | 142 (68.6%) | ||
Fetal weight [g] | 2351 ± 450 | 2207 ± 414 | 2518 ± 400 | < 0.001 | |
Head circumference [cm] | 32.6 ± 1.6 | 32.2 ± 1.6 | 33.0 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 | |
Apgar 5′ mean | 9.47 ± 0.8 | 9.22 ± 1.0 | 9.44 ± 0.9 | 0.005 | |
Apgar 5′ (n) | < 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.003 |
6–8 | 26 | 48 | 28 | ||
UA pH | mean | 7.31 ± 0.05 | 7.29 ± 0.08 | 7.26 ± 0.08 | < 0.001 |
UA pH | < 7.10 | 0 | 6 | 7 | < 0.001 |
< 7.20 | 4 | 16 | 30 | ||
Transfer to NICU n = 219 | all | 72 (26.0%) | 109 (46.8%) | 38 (18.4%) | < 0.001 |
due to fetal distress | 11 (4.0%) | 17 (7.3%) | 6 (2.9%) | Anova p = 0.07 0.04 UPC vs. VD | |