Mode of delivery (311 cases, with insufficient information in 12)
| Study group | England 1994–19955 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |