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Table 3 Obstetrical management in the second pregnancy of women with a previous stillbirth compared to women with a live birth

From: Stillbirth and neonatal mortality in a subsequent pregnancy following stillbirth: a population-based cohort study

Obstetrical management in the second pregnancy

History of live birth

n = 250.769

History of stillbirth

n = 2.058

p value

Planned delivery

72.459

(28.9)

1.518

(73.8)

 < 0.001

     Elective C-section

17.425

(24.0)

309

(20.4)

 

     Induced and spontaneous delivery

43.897

(60.6)

957

(63.0)

 

     Induced and instrumental delivery

5.059

(7.0)

124

(8.2)

 

     Induced and emergency caesarean section

6.078

(8.4)

128

(8.4)

 

Expectant management

178.310

(71.1)

540

(26.2)

 < 0.001

     Spontaneous in labor and spontaneous delivery

165.158

(92.6)

439

(81.3)

 

     Spontaneous in labor and instrumental delivery

5.802

(3.3)

52

(9.6)

 

     Spontaneous in labor and emergency caesarean section

7.350

(4.1)

49

(9.1)