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. 2020 May 14;302(1):85–91. doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05575-6

Table 3.

Outcome of neonates from mothers with previous planned caesarean section

Previous cesarean
N 6414
Previous vaginal
N 1768
P OR Adjusted OR
N % N %
Neonatal deaths during delivery 6 0.1 5 0.2 0.163 0.50 (0.19–1.35)
Arterial umbilical pH < 7* 41 0.6 2 0.1 0.001 8.07 (1.95–33.4) 5.66 (1.37–23.46)
5 min APGAR < 4 53 0.8 15 0.4 0.266 1.38 (0.78–2.46)
5 min APGAR < 7* 172 2.7 29 0.8  < 0.001 2.37 (1.59–3.52) 1.60 (1.08–2.39)
Neonatal NICU admission* 721 11.2 126 3.6  < 0.001 2.47 (2.03–3.01) 1.56 (1.28–1.90)
Neonatal intubation* 55 0.9 10 0.3 0.022 2.16 (1.10–1.31) 1.45 (0.73–2.86)
Stillbirth during pregnancy 16 0.2 6 0.2 0.932 1.04 (0.41–2.67)

*Adjusted for: previous delivery not planned cesarean section, maternal age ≥ 35, maternal BMI ≥ 30, maternal BMI ≥ 35, pregestational diabetes treated with insulin, preeclampsia/chronic hypertension, PPROM, oligohydramnios, congenital anomalies