Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between breech at term and epilepsy in childhood, and identify risk factors for epilepsy in term breech infants.
STUDY DESIGN: Register-based study of all (n = 7514) singleton term infants without malformations, born between 1980 and 1994 and hospitalised with epilepsy until year 1996. For each case delivered in breech presentation (n = 290), the two subsequent deliveries of non-malformed, singleton infants delivered in breech presentation at term at the same hospital were selected as controls (n = 580).
RESULTS: Breech presentation was a risk factor for epilepsy (OR: 1.2 [95% CI: 1.1, 1.3]). Breech infants with epilepsy were more often small for gestational age (9.7%) than breech infants without epilepsy (4.7%). Vaginal delivery was associated with low Apgar score, but mode of delivery and low Apgar score were not related to epilepsy.
CONCLUSION: The increased risk of epilepsy in term breech infants is not related to intrapartum events, but to growth restriction in pregnancy.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology |
| Vol/bind | 127 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 26-8 |
| Antal sider | 3 |
| ISSN | 0301-2115 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - jul. 2006 |