Table 2 Type of delivery section according to gestational age in SGA and AGA infants
From: Prenatal and post-natal cost of small for gestational age infants: a national study
SGA delivery | AGA Delivery | Risk Ratio for caesarean section AGA/SGA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caesarean | Vaginal delivery | Caesarean | Vaginal delivery | RR [95% CI] | ||
Gestational age (weeks) | [22–28[ (N = 1,213) | 34.0% | 66.0% | 22.6% | 77.4% | 1.75 [1.37; 2.27] |
[28–32[ (N = 3,346) | 46.7% | 53.3% | 29.7% | 70.3% | 2.08 [1.79; 2.44] | |
[32–37[ (N = 29,165) | 35.3% | 64.7% | 17.9% | 82.1% | 2.5 [2.38; 2.63] | |
[37–39[ (N = 101,974) | 19.9% | 80.1% | 15.9% | 84.1% | 1.32 [1.27; 1.37] | |
[39–43[ (N = 344,750) | 14.8% | 85.2% | 12.1% | 87.9% | 1.25 [1.22; 1.28] | |