. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2010 May 10;27(10):791–796. doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1254238

Table 3.

Perinatal Outcomes According to the Type of Prior Uterine Incision

Characteristic	Prior Classical CD N=122	Prior Low Transverse CD N = 7,814	OR (95%CI)
Antepartum/Intrapartum stillbirth	0	8 (0.10%)	-^*
Neonatal Death	0	4 (0.05%)	-^*
Composite Outcome^**	0	12 (0.15%)	-^*
Admission to NICU	11 (9.02%)	694 (8.89%)	1.02 (0.49-1.90)
5-minute Apgar ≤5	0	15 (0.19%)	-^*
Umbilical-artery blood pH ≤ 7.0^***	0	22 (1.11%)	-^*

Data presented as N (%).Outcome data not available for women.

There were no cases of Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in either group.

- Denotes not applicable

^**

- Perinatal composite outcome includes one or more of the following complications: antepartum/intrapartum stillbirth, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, or neonatal death.

^***

cord blood gases not available for all patients