Table 2. Perinatal characteristics of cases of shoulder dystocia and their controls, Oman, 2010.
| Characteristics | Cases (N=111) N (%) |
Controls (N=111) N (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidural anesthesia | 3 (3) | 0 | 0.010 |
| Iron-deficiency anemia | 12 (11) | 3 (3) | 0.020 |
| Induction of labor | 18 (16) | 0 | 0.001 |
| Mode of delivery | 0.010 | ||
| Normal vaginal | 96 (87) | 108 (97) | |
| Vacuum | 14 (13) | 3 (3) | |
| LSCS(Zavanelli Manoeuver) * | 1 (1) | 0 | |
| Gender of newborn | 0.310 | ||
| Male | 61 (55) | 54 (49) | |
| Female | 50 (45) | 57 (51) | |
| Apgar score (median) | |||
| At one minute | 7 (6) | 9 (8) | 0.010 |
| At five minutes | 9 (8) | 10 (9) | 0.010 |
| Birth weight | 0.001 | ||
| Less than 2500 | 1 (1) | 8 (7) | |
| 2500-3999 | 58 (52) | 96 (87) | |
| 4000 or more | 52 (47) | 7 (6) |
* Zavanelli Maneuvers: Cesarean Section after the head has delivered and was pushed back into the perineum.