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Table 3 Deviations from current and actual Norwegian guidelines and suboptimal antenatal or intrapartum care for case and control term breech in-hospital deliveries in Norway 1999–2015, included in the study

From: Adherence to guidelines and suboptimal practice in term breech delivery with perinatal death- a population-based case-control study in Norway

 

Case N = 19

(%) (100)

Control N = 29

(%) (100)

p-valuea

Deviations from guidelines at the time of delivery

 Yes

0

(0)

0

(0)

–

 No

19

(100)

29

(100)

 

Deviations from current guidelines (2014)

 Yesb

2

(11)

4

(14)

1.0

 No

17

(89)

25

(86)

 

"Suboptimal care"c

 Yes

7

(37)

2

(7)

0.020

 No

12

(63)

27

(93)

 
  1. aFisher’s Exact Test
  2. bAccording to current guidelines a paediatrician should be present at term breech vaginal delivery, but this was not required at the time of these six deliveries
  3. cThe assessment of suboptimal management is highly subjective and does not (necessary) imply malpractice