PMID- 38235842 OWN - NLM STAT- Publisher LR - 20240118 IS - 1879-3479 (Electronic) IS - 0020-7292 (Linking) DP - 2024 Jan 18 TI - Impacted fetal head extraction methods at second stage cesarean and subsequent preterm delivery: A multicenter study. LID - 10.1002/ijgo.15383 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Second-stage cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with subsequent preterm birth (PTB). It has been suggested that an increased risk of PTB after second-stage cesarean delivery could be linked to a higher chance of cervical injury due to the extension of the uterine incision. Previous studies have shown that reverse breech extraction is associated with lower rates of uterine incision extensions compared to the "push" method. We aimed to investigate the association between the method of fetal extraction during second-stage CD and the rate of spontaneous PTB (sPTB), as well as other maternal and neonatal outcomes during the subsequent pregnancy. METHODS: This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study. The study population included women in their first subsequent singleton delivery following a second-stage CD between 2004 and 2021. The main exposure of interest was the method of fetal extraction in the index CD ("push" method vs. reverse breech extraction). The primary outcome of this study was sPTB <37 weeks in the subsequent pregnancy. Secondary outcomes were overall PTB, trial of labor, and other adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Univariate analysis was followed by multiple logistic regression modeling. RESULTS: During the study period, 2969 index CD during second stage were performed, of those 583 met the inclusion criteria, of whom 234 (40.1%) had fetal extraction using the reverse breech extraction method, while 349 (59.9%) had the "push" method for extraction. In univariate analysis, women in those two groups had statistically similar rates of sPTB (3.7% vs. 3.0%; odds ratio [OR] 1.25, 95% CI: 0.49-3.19) and overall PTB (<37, <34 and <32 weeks), as well as other maternal, neonatal, and trial of labor outcomes. This was confirmed by multivariate analyses with an adjusted OR of 1.27 (95% CI: 0.43-3.71) for sPTB. CONCLUSION: Among women with a previous second-stage CD, no significant difference was observed in PTB rates in the subsequent pregnancies following the "push" method compared to the reverse breech extraction method. CI - (c) 2024 The Authors. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. FAU - Peled, Tzuria AU - Peled T AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Muraca, Giulia M AU - Muraca GM AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. AD - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. AD - Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Ratner, Miri AU - Ratner M AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Sela, Hen Y AU - Sela HY AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Kirubarajan, Abirami AU - Kirubarajan A AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Weiss, Ari AU - Weiss A AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Grisaru-Granovsky, Sorina AU - Grisaru-Granovsky S AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Rottenstreich, Misgav AU - Rottenstreich M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4875-1455 AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. AD - Department of Nursing, Jerusalem College of Technology, Jerusalem, Israel. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240118 PL - United States TA - Int J Gynaecol Obstet JT - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics JID - 0210174 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - cesarean delivery OT - fetal extraction technique OT - impacted fetal head OT - preterm birth OT - second stage OT - subsequent delivery OT - technique EDAT- 2024/01/18 12:43 MHDA- 2024/01/18 12:43 CRDT- 2024/01/18 08:29 PHST- 2023/12/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/11/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/18 12:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/18 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/18 08:29 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/ijgo.15383 [doi] PST - aheadofprint SO - Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15383.