Study group | England 1994–19955 | ||
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Mode of delivery | No | % | % |
Note: the sum of ventouse and forceps deliveries exceeds the number of infants delivered by assisted delivery as 19 infants proceeded to forceps after a failed ventouse and one to caesarean section. | |||
*p<0.0001; †p<0.002. | |||
Spontaneous vertex delivery | 183 | 59 | 73 |
Assisted delivery | 113 | 36* | 10.6 |
Ventouse | 87 | 28 | 5 |
Forceps | 45 | 14.5 | 7 |
Breech | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Caesarean section | 5 | 1.5† | 15.5 |