Table 8 Outcomes compared to recent home and birth center studies (all numbers in %)
From: Breech birth at home: outcomes of 60 breech and 109 cephalic planned home and birth center births
Source (n = pVBB at onset of labor) | Breech group (n = 50) | Cephalic group (n = 102) | Cheyney 2014 Home birth (n = 16,984) | Stapleton 2013 Birth center (n = 14,881) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
In-labor TOC | 20 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12 |
PP TOC (mother or baby) | 0 | 2 | 2.4 | 5 |
Cesarean section | 16 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6 |
Assisted vaginal birth | 12 | 19.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
Spontaneous vaginal birth | 72 | 77.5 | 93.6 | 93 |
5-min Apgar < 7 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | NR |
EBL > 500 ccs | 10 | 16.2 | 15.5 | NR |
EBL > 1000 ccs | 0 | 6.6 | 4.8 | NR |
Intact perineum | 62.5 | 56 | 49.2 | NR |
1st or 2nd degree | 17.5 | 30.8 | 40.9 | NR |
Episiotomy | 12.5 | 11 | 1.4 | NR |
3rd or 4th degree | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | NR |