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Table 3 Intrapartum outcomes

From: Vaginal delivery is safely achieved in pregnancies complicated by spinal cord injury: a retrospective 25-year observational study of pregnancy outcomes in a national spinal injuries centre

 

Total

(%)

Cervical

T1 to T6

T7 to T10

T11 to T12

Lumbar

Number of Live Births

66

 

27

7

10

13

9

Mode of birth

 SVD

42

(63)

12

7

8

8

7

 OVD

9

(14)

9

0

0

0

0

 EMCS

5

(8)

3

0

1

1

0

 ELCS

10

(15)

3

0

1

4

2

Delivery

 Term

54

(82)

20

4

9

12

9

 Preterm

12

(18)

7

3

1

1

0

Analgesia in Labour

 No regional anaesthetic

10

(15)

0

0

4

5

1

 Epidural

21

(32)

13

4

1

1

2

 Combined Epidural/Spinal

22

(33)

8

3

3

4

4

 Spinal

10

(15)

6

0

2

2

0

 General Anaesthetic

3

(5)

0

0

0

1

2

Onset of Labour

 Spontaneous

47

(71)

17

7

9

7

7

 IOL

7

(11)

6

0

0

1

0

 EMCS before Labour

2

(3)

1

0

0

1

0

 ELCS before Labour

10

(15)

3

0

1

4

2

Indication for IOL

 PIH

2

  

 Prelabour ROM at term

1

  

 Meconium stained liquor

1

  

 Maternal discomfort

2

  

 IUGR

1

  

Primary Indication for Caesarean

Elective

Emergency

Total

Breech or transverse lie

4

1

5

Cephalopelvic disproportion

2

0

2

Previous TVT procedure

2

0

2

Maternal Request

1

0

1

Previous Caesarean

1

0

1

Fetal distress

0

1

1

Chorioamnionitis

0

1

1

Failure to Progress

0

1

1

Autonomic Dysreflexia

0

1

1