Research Article

Predictors of Cephalic Vaginal Delivery Following External Cephalic Version: An Eight-Year Single-Centre Study of 447 Cases

Table 2

Predictors of ECV success.

Successful ECV ()Unsuccessful ECV ()ORCI

Age (years)
 ≤2516 (47%)18 (53%)1.520.75 to 3.06
 26–3030 (33%)60 (67%)0.850.53 to 1.38
 31–3566 (36%)116 (64%)0.970.68 to 1.39
 >3551 (39%)79 (61%)1.100.79 to 1.65
Gestation (weeks)
 ≤3645 (37%)78 (63%)0.990.65to 1.49
 3767 (34%)131 (66%)0.870.62 to 1.24
 ≥3844 (41%)64 (59%)1.180.76 to 1.80
BMI (kg/m2)
 15–2031 (50%)31 (50%)1.711.00 to 2.91
 20.1–2560 (34%)117 (68%)0.880.61 to 1.26
 25.1–3030 (37%)51 (63%)1.010.62 to 1.64
 ≥30.113 (32%)28 (68%)0.790.40 to 1.57
AFI (cm)
 ≤1036 (27%)97 (73%)0.630.41 to 0.97
 11 to 1565 (35%)119 (65%)0.930.65 to 1.34
 ≥1639 (55%)32 (45%)2.081.26 to 3.45
Parity (number)
 092 (32%)197 (68%)0.800.58 to 1.09
 ≥164 (47%)71 (53%)1.541.04 to 2.27
Tocolytic use
 Yes114 (39%)178 (61%)1.090.81 to 1.48
 No47 (32%)101 (68%)0.800.54 to 1.18