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. 2014 Jan 22;2014:860107. doi: 10.1155/2014/860107

Table 6.

Factors predicting successful vaginal delivery following successful external cephalic version.

Vaginal + instrumental delivery (n = 47) Caesarean section (n = 20) P value
Age (years) 29.57 ± 4.26 30.70 ± 5.14 0.356
Gestation at ECV (days) 263.13 ± 6.12 262.85 ± 7.54 0.875
Gestation at delivery
 ≤40 weeks/≤280 days 30 (73.1%) 11 (26.9%) χ 2 = 0.461, 
P = 0.587
 >40 weeks/>280 days 17 (65.4%) 9 (34.6%)
Interval from ECV to delivery (days) 14.34 ± 8.54 16.20 ± 9.71 0.436
Parity
 Nulliparous 20 (60.6%) 13 (39.4%) χ 2 = 2.828, 
P = 0.093
 Multiparous 27 (79.4%) 7 (20.6%)
BMI
 <25 kg/m2 20 (64.5%) 11 (35.5%) χ 2 = 0.874, 
P = 0.350
 ≥25 kg/m2 27 (75.0%) 9 (25.0%)
Placenta
 Anterior 13 (59.1%) 9 (40.9%) P = 0.509
 Posterior 27 (79.4%) 7 (20.6%)
 Fundal 7 (63.6%) 4 (36.4%)
Type of breech
 Flexed 19 (55.9%) 15 (44.1%) P = 0.010
 Extended 28 (84.8%) 5 (15.2%)
AFI (cm) 14.15 ± 2.39 12.89 ± 2.44 P = 0.054
AFI (cm)
 <13 14 (48.3) 15 (51.7) χ 2 = 11.683, 
P = 0.001
 13 and >13 33 (86.8) 5 (13.2)
Sonographic EFW
 <3.0 kg 34 (70.8%) 14 (29.2%) χ 2 = 0.038,
P = 0.846
 ≥3.0 kg 13 (68.4%) 6 (31.6%)
Birth weight
 <3.0 kg 16 (80.0%) 4 (20.0%) χ 2 = 1.321, 
P = 0.250
 ≥3.0 kg 31 (66.0%) 16 (34.0%)
Gender
 Male 19 (59.4%) 13 (40.6%) χ 2 = 3.396, 
P = 0.065
 Female 28 (80.0%) 7 (20.0%)

All quantitative data expressed in mean ± SD. EFW: Estimated Fetal Weight.