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Table 2 Maternal and neonatal outcomes of women who attempted vaginal birth after cesarean delivery by inter-delivery interval length

From: Is there an optimal inter-delivery interval in women who underwent trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC)?

Maternal and neonatal risks

Inter-delivery interval (completed month)

P

Less than 24 (n = 28)

24–59 (n = 395)

60–119 (n = 521)

120 or more (n = 112)

Maternal

 

 Successful rate of TOLAC

25 (89.3)

322 (81.5)

411 (78.9)

89 (79.5)

0.477

 Infections morbidity

0

5 (1.3)

0 (1.7)

3 (2.7)

0.224

 Postpartum hemorrhage

2 (7.1)

3 (0.8)

13 (2.5)

4 (3.6)

0.036

 Transfusion

0

3 (0.8)

8 (1.5)

3 (2.7)

0.082

 Uterine rupture

0

4 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

0

0.668

 Hysterectomy

0

0

0

0

–

 Maternal death

0

0

0

0

–

Neonatal

 

 PB (< 37 weeks)

12 (42.9)

42 (10.7)

59 (11.3)

19 (17.0)

< 0.001

 LBW

8 (28.6)

31 (7.9)

43 (8.3)

15 (13.4)

0.001

 APGAR < 5 at 1 min

0

2 (0.5)

2 (0.4)

3 (2.7)

0.050

 APGAR < 5 at 5 min

0

0

1 (0.2)

2 (1.8)

0.014

 Antepartum stillbirth

0

0

1 (0.2)

2 (1.8)

0.014

 Intrapartum stillbirth

0

0

0

0

–

 Neonatal unit admission

5 (17.9)

35 (9.0)

60 (11.6)

16 (14.5)

0.133

  1. Infections morbidity: Defined as fever, infection, endometritis, and chorioamnionitis