Research Article

Twin Pregnancy in Brazil: A Profile Analysis Exploring Population Information from the National Birth E-Registry on Live Births

Table 5

Apgar scores at 5 minutes from neonates of twin pregnancies according to the mode of delivery, Brazil, SINASC 2011-2014.

5 min Apgar scoreElective cesarean n (%)Intrapartum cesarean n (%)Vaginal birth for both n (%)Vaginal birth 1st/ Cesarean 2nd n (%)Cramer V

1st twin 0.1244
< 7494 (1.38)539 (1.83)1 015 (6.57)52 (3.86)
≥ 735 357 (98.62)28 892 (98.17)14 428 (93.43)1 296 (96.14)
2nd twin 0.1560
< 7485 (1.35)601 (2.04)1 163 (7.54)173 (12.86)
≥ 735 353 (98.65)28 826 (97.96)14 270 (92.46)1 172 (87.14)

Missing data: (a) 47 928. (b) 47 958.