Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery

Abstract Introduction The etiology of lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery remains poorly understood. The objective herein was to identify factors associated with this maternal nerve injury after vaginal delivery. Material and methods A single‐center, case–control (matching 1:4) st...

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Main Authors: Alexane Tournier, Anne Cecile Doremieux, Elodie Drumez, Julien Labreuche, François Cassim, Max Gonzales, Charles Garabedian, Damien Subtil
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14441
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author Alexane Tournier
Anne Cecile Doremieux
Elodie Drumez
Julien Labreuche
François Cassim
Max Gonzales
Charles Garabedian
Damien Subtil
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Anne Cecile Doremieux
Elodie Drumez
Julien Labreuche
François Cassim
Max Gonzales
Charles Garabedian
Damien Subtil
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description Abstract Introduction The etiology of lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery remains poorly understood. The objective herein was to identify factors associated with this maternal nerve injury after vaginal delivery. Material and methods A single‐center, case–control (matching 1:4) study. Cases were women with a lower‐limb neurological deficit that appeared immediately after vaginal delivery. Controls were randomly selected women who gave birth vaginally during the same period, without any deficit. Finally, to assess the rates of factors associated with these deficits, we studied them using a randomly selected 5% sample of the population with vaginal deliveries. Results During the 30‐month study period, 31 cases were identified among 10 333 women who gave birth vaginally (0.3%, 95% CI 0.20–0.43); 124 controls were also included. After logistic regression, the presence of a neurological deficit after delivery was associated with second‐stage labor duration (per hour odds ratio [OR] 3.67, 95% CI 2.09–6.44; OR per standard deviation increase 2.73, 95% CI 1.75–4.25, p < 0.001) and instrumental delivery (OR = 3.24, 95% CI 1.29–8.14, p = 0.012), with no interaction effect (p = 0.56). Extrapolation of these factors to a 5% sample of the overall population of women with vaginal births showed that the rate of these deficits would be very low for women with second‐stage labor lasting up to 90 min without instrumental delivery (0.05%) but increased to 1.52% when these factors were combined (OR 33.1, 95% CI 9.4–116.9). Conclusions Following vaginal delivery, the onset of a neurological deficit is principally associated with the duration of second‐stage labor and instrumental delivery.
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spelling doaj-art-cda6b92d7dbd473994c43627ca142e2e2025-08-20T03:30:53ZengWileyActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica0001-63491600-04122023-01-011021515810.1111/aogs.14441Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal deliveryAlexane Tournier0Anne Cecile Doremieux1Elodie Drumez2Julien Labreuche3François Cassim4Max Gonzales5Charles Garabedian6Damien Subtil7Women and Newborn Mother Unit Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceWomen and Newborn Mother Unit Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceEA 2694, METRICS, Evaluation of Health Technologies and Medical Practices Université Lille Lille FranceEA 2694, METRICS, Evaluation of Health Technologies and Medical Practices Université Lille Lille FranceNeuro‐sciences Unit, Clinical Neuro‐physiology Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceAnesthesia‐Resuscitation Unit Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceWomen and Newborn Mother Unit Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceWomen and Newborn Mother Unit Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Université Lille Lille FranceAbstract Introduction The etiology of lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery remains poorly understood. The objective herein was to identify factors associated with this maternal nerve injury after vaginal delivery. Material and methods A single‐center, case–control (matching 1:4) study. Cases were women with a lower‐limb neurological deficit that appeared immediately after vaginal delivery. Controls were randomly selected women who gave birth vaginally during the same period, without any deficit. Finally, to assess the rates of factors associated with these deficits, we studied them using a randomly selected 5% sample of the population with vaginal deliveries. Results During the 30‐month study period, 31 cases were identified among 10 333 women who gave birth vaginally (0.3%, 95% CI 0.20–0.43); 124 controls were also included. After logistic regression, the presence of a neurological deficit after delivery was associated with second‐stage labor duration (per hour odds ratio [OR] 3.67, 95% CI 2.09–6.44; OR per standard deviation increase 2.73, 95% CI 1.75–4.25, p < 0.001) and instrumental delivery (OR = 3.24, 95% CI 1.29–8.14, p = 0.012), with no interaction effect (p = 0.56). Extrapolation of these factors to a 5% sample of the overall population of women with vaginal births showed that the rate of these deficits would be very low for women with second‐stage labor lasting up to 90 min without instrumental delivery (0.05%) but increased to 1.52% when these factors were combined (OR 33.1, 95% CI 9.4–116.9). Conclusions Following vaginal delivery, the onset of a neurological deficit is principally associated with the duration of second‐stage labor and instrumental delivery.https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14441birthdeliverylower‐limb neurological deficitmaternal nerve injurysecond‐stage laborvaginal delivery
spellingShingle Alexane Tournier
Anne Cecile Doremieux
Elodie Drumez
Julien Labreuche
François Cassim
Max Gonzales
Charles Garabedian
Damien Subtil
Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
birth
delivery
lower‐limb neurological deficit
maternal nerve injury
second‐stage labor
vaginal delivery
title Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
title_full Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
title_fullStr Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
title_short Factors associated with a maternal lower‐limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
title_sort factors associated with a maternal lower limb neurological deficit after vaginal delivery
topic birth
delivery
lower‐limb neurological deficit
maternal nerve injury
second‐stage labor
vaginal delivery
url https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14441
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