Table 3.
Adjusted Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes by Mode of Delivery (Cesarean Delivery Compared With Vaginal Delivery) For Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Infants* Based on Indication
| Maternal Medical Condition | Obstetric Complication | No Maternal or Obstetric Complication | |
|---|---|---|---|
| aOR† (95% CI) | aOR† (95% CI) | aOR† (95% CI) | |
| Respiratory distress | 1.96 (1.71–2.26) |
1.75 (1.58–1.95) |
1.47 (1.20–1.81) |
| Sepsis | 1.19 (0.89–1.58) |
0.92 (0.73–1.18) |
1.33 (0.87–2.04) |
| Intraventricular hemorrhage | 0.82 (0.62–1.08) |
1.14 (0.93–1.40) |
0.85 (0.53–1.36) |
| Seizures | 0.63 (0.34–1.17) |
1.27 (0.80–2.01) |
1.76 (0.66–4.69) |
| Subdural hemorrhage | 0.91 (0.47–1.76) |
0.83 (0.51–1.35) |
1.71 (0.86–3.44) |
| Five minute Apgar less than 7 | 1.73 (1.35–2.22) |
2.11 (1.78–2.49) |
1.47 (0.97–2.23) |
| Death | 0.91 (0.59–1.41) |
1.17 (0.89–1.54) |
1.49 (0.75–2.98) |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
*
Appropriate for gestational age defined as greater than the 10th percentile and less than the 90th percentile.
†
Adjusted for age, parity, ethnicity, education, insurance, prepregnancy weight, gestational age at delivery and smoking.