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. 2012 Apr 1;286(1):237–247. doi: 10.1007/s00404-012-2294-6

Table 5.

Both twins in non-cephalic presentation

Author Year Study design Mode of delivery Gestational age (weeks) Presentation Birth weight 5-min Apgar score <7 Neonatal mortality
VD/CS N Twin A breech (%) Twin B breech (%) Twin A (g) Twin B (g) Twin A N (%) Twin B N (%) Twin A N (%) Twin B N (%)
Essel [11] 1996 Prosp cohort VD 41 NR 100 % 85 % NRa NRa NRa NRa NRa NRa
SC 27 NR 100 % 93 % NRa NRa NRa NRa NRa NRa
p > 0.05 p > 0.05 p > 0.05 p > 0.05

Significant differences were defined according to the definitions and statistics used in the different studies

VD Vaginal delivery, CS Caesarean section, N Number 1 of twin pairs, Prosp Prospective, NR Not reported

aEssel [11]: only the abstract was available