Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth

Table 5

Fetal outcome.

	Study group (𝑛=67)	Control group (𝑛=67)	𝑃 value
Birth weight (mean ± SD, kg)	3.183±0.377	3.075±0.45	𝑃=0.137
Apgar score (median)
1 minute	8	9	𝑍=−1.560,; 𝑃=0.119
5 minutes	9	9	𝑍=−1.482,; 𝑃=0.138
Apgar score 5 minutes <7	0	0
Cord pH
Mean ± SD	7.296±0.079	7.309±0.079	𝑃=0.300
<7.2 (sum, %)	8 (11.9)	6 (9.0)	𝜒^2=0.319,; 𝑃=0.572
Gender (sum, %)
Male	32 (47.8)	31 (46.3)	𝜒^2=0.030,; 𝑃=0.863
Female	35 (52.2)	36 (53.7)
Presence of meconium (sum, %)	18 (26.9)	2 (3.0)	𝜒^2=15.046,; 𝑃=0.000
Cord abnormality (sum, %)	9 (13.4)	0	𝜒^2=9.648,; 𝑃=0.003
NICU admission (sum, %)	3 (4.5)	2 (3.0)	𝜒^2=0.208,; 𝑃=1.000

NICU: neonatal intensive care unit.