Restricted to breech deliveries: prevalence and unadjusted ORs with 95% CIs for various adverse outcomes among singletons in breech position born at term, without congenital anomalies according to actual and planned mode of delivery
Number of infants with adverse outcome | Total number of infants* | Prevalence per 1000 (CI) | OR (CI) | |
NNM* | ||||
Actual mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 9 | 11 135 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 5 | 5 518 | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.1) | 1.1 (0.4 to 3.3) |
Planned mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 6 | 8 780 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.5) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 8 | 7 873 | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0) | 1.5 (0.5 to 4.3) |
CP† | ||||
Actual mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 16 | 11 133 | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.3) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 6 | 5 517 | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.4) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.9) |
Planned mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 12 | 8 778 | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 10 | 7 872 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.3) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.2) |
Composite outcome‡ | ||||
Actual mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 26 | 11 134 | 2.3 (1.6 to 3.4) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 17 | 5 523 | 3.1 (1.9 to 4.9) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.4) |
Planned mode of delivery | ||||
Caesarean delivery | 19 | 8 779 | 2.2 (1.4 to 3.4) | 1.0 (Reference) |
Vaginal delivery | 24 | 7 878 | 3.0 (2.1 to 4.5) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.6) |
*Removed stillbirths from the denominator in the analyses of NNM and CP.
†Removed postneonatal CP from the denominator in the analyses of CP as outcome.
‡Comprising intrapartum death, NNM and CP.
NNM, neonatal mortality; CP, cerebral palsy.