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Table 2 Maternal and neonatal outcome

From: Influence of the second stage of labor on maternal and neonatal outcomes in vaginal births after caesarean section: a multicenter study in Germany

 

Group I (n = 958)

Group II (n = 588)

Total (n = 1564)

p

Successful TOLAC = VBAC

636 (66.4%)

327 (55.6%)

963 (62.3%)

< 0.001

Vaginal operative delivery

92 (9.6%)

40 (6.8%)

132 (8.5%)

0.003

Secondary cesarean section

323 (33.7%)

257 (43.7%)

580 (37.5%)

< 0.001

Episiotomy

215 (22.4%)

79 (13.4%)

294 (19.0%)

< 0.001

Third- or fourth degree of perineal laceration

9 (0.9%)

7 (1.2%)

16 (1.0%)

0.636

Blood loss (ml)

333 ± 388

331 ± 204

332 ± 319

0.095

Emergency CD

10 (1.9%)

11 (2.6%)

21 (2.2%)

0.449

Uterine rupture

10 (1.0%)

10 (1.7%)

20 (1.3%)

0.267

Apgar score at 1 min (mean)

8.46 ± 1.28

8.50 ± 1.42

8.48 ± 1.33

0.017

Apgar score at 5 min (mean)

9.50 ± 0.97

9.55 ± 1.05

9.52 ± 1.00

0.011

Apgar score at 10 min (mean)

9.78 ± 0.77

9.73 ± 0.95

9.75 ± 0.85

0.854

Umbilical cord pH

7.30 ± 0.09

7.28 ± 0.09

7.29 ± 0.09

< 0.001

Base excess

−3.05 ± 3.32

−3.04 ± 3.51

−3.04 ± 3.41

0.714

Transfer to neonatal care unit

19 (4.4%)

20 (11.7%)

39 ± 6.5%

< 0.001

Intubation

7 (1.2%)

8 (1.7%)

15 ± 1.4%

0.547

5-min Apgar score below 6

8 (0.8%)

7 (1.2%)

15 (1.0%)

0.489

5-min Apgar score below 7

12 (1.3%)

12 (2.0%)

24 (1.6%)

0.224

pH < 7.1

10 (1.0%)

12 (2.0%)

22 (1.4%)

0.108

pH < 7.0

3 (0.3%)

5 (0.9%)

8 (0.5%)

0.166