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Short Communication
Volume 7, Number 9, September 2015, pages 714-716
Risk of Intrapartum Cervical Lacerations in Vaginal Singleton Deliveries in Women With Cerclage
Table
| No cerclage | Cerclage | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are presented as number (percentage). | |||
| Total | 9,395 | 95 | |
| Maternal age ≥ 40 years | 692 (7.4) | 9 (9.5) | < 0.01 |
| Nulliparity | 4,804 (51.1) | 17 (17.9) | 0.21 |
| Previous cesarean deliveries | 43 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0.51 |
| Smoking | 387 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 0.04 |
| Alcohol consumption | 120 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0.27 |
| Body mass index ≥ 25 at pre-pregnancy | 1,259 (13.4) | 7 (7.4) | 0.09 |
| Preterm birth at 34 - 36 weeks | 413 (4.4) | 4 (4.2) | 0.93 |
| Vacuum/forceps/breech delivery | 1,114 (11.9) | 4 (4.2) | 0.02 |
| Duration of delivery < 3 h | 1,973 (21.0) | 33 (34.7) | < 0.01 |
| Duration of delivery ≥ 24 h | 11.2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0.90 |
| Oxytocin use | 2,053 (21.9) | 13 (13.7) | 0.05 |
| Severe perineal lacerations | 264 (2.8) | 3 (3.2) | 0.83 |
| Cervical lacerations | 55 (0.6) | 13 (13.7) | < 0.01 |
| Postpartum hemorrhage ≥ 1,000 mL | 553 (5.9) | 14 (14.7) | < 0.01 |
| Neonatal birth weight < 2,500 g | 820 (8.7) | 11 (11.6) | 0.32 |
| Neonatal birth weight ≥ 3,500 g | 860 (8.7) | 7 (7.4) | 0.55 |
| Umbilical artery pH < 7.1 | 153 (1.6) | 1 (1.1) | 0.66 |