Research Article

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

Table 3

Predictors of cephalic vaginal delivery in patients undergoing ECV.

Cephalic vaginal delivery ()Other birth outcomes ()ORCI

Age (years)
 ≤2512 (35%)22(65%)1.380.66 to 2.89
 26–3021 (24%)68 (76%)0.780.46 to 1.34
 31–3541 (29%)102 (71%)1.020.66 to 1.55
 >3536 (32%)76 (68%)1.200.76 to 1.88
Gestation (weeks)
 ≤3629 (27%)79 (73%)0.940.59 to 1.52
 3745 (26%)130 (74%)0.890.59 to 1.33
 ≥3829 (30%)69 (70%)1.080.67 to 1.76
BMI (kg/m2)
 15–2017 (33%)35 (67%)1.250.67 to 2.32
 20.1–2546 (26%)131 (74%)0.900.60 to 1.35
 25.1–3021 (25%)63 (75%)0.860.50 to 1.47
 ≥30.111 (29%)27 (71%)1.050.50 to 2.18
AFI (cm)
 ≤1019 (17%)92 (83%)0.530.31 to 0.91
 11 to 1551 (30%)118 (70%)1.110.75 to 1.64
 ≥1620 (36%)36 (64%)1.430.79 to 2.57
Parity (number)
 055 (21%)210 (79%)0.670.47 to 0.97
 ≥154 (43%)72 (57%)1.921.27 to 2.92
Tocolytic use
 Yes64 (26%)184 (74%)0.890.62 to 1.28
 No44 (31%)99 (69%)1.140.75 to 1.73