Table 3

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with intubation

SignificanceOdds ratio (95% CI)
*Three month increments from start of study period.
†Effect of one week incremental increase in gestational age.
‡Relative to normal vaginal delivery in which crude intubation rate 0.6%.
T-piece era v baseline era0.9 (NS)1.03 (0.58 to 1.80)
Time trend*0.0160.93 (0.87 to 0.99)
Increasing gestational age†<0.00010.66 (0.61 to 0.71)
Neville Barnes’ forceps‡<0.0014.39 (2.06 to 9.36)
Kielland’s forceps‡<0.0111.9 (2.56 to 55.67)
Ventouse extraction‡<0.0014.49 (2.16 to 9.31)
Vaginal breech delivery‡<0.00019.43 (4.85 to 18.34)
Elective caesarean0.58 (N.S.)1.21 (0.61 to 2.4)
Emergency caesarean‡<0.00017.14 (5.05 to 10.12)
Meconium vaginal delivery‡<0.00015.39 (2.69 to 10.77)