Fetal weight, maternal age and height are poor predictors of the need for caesarean section for arrest of labor.
Retrospective data on 228 patients was analyzed in order to develop a predictive model of operative delivery, caesarean section for arrest of labor. The ANOVA, discriminant analysis and the Fisher discriminant function of SPSS were used. Birth weight, maternal age and maternal height were statistically significant risk factors, but only 10.9% of caesarean sections could be predicted with these variables. Seven percent of patients who delivered vaginally were predicted as needing a caesarean section for arrest of labor.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, 4444 Forest park Ave. suite 3100, ST. Louis, MO 63108, USA. dahanhaim@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D002585:Cesarean Section; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D005260:Female; D020567:Fetal Weight; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors