| Characteristics (N = 21 pregnancies) | N (%) or |
| Median (min - max) | |
| Gestational age (gestational weeks) | 38 (31 - 41) |
| Timing of the cesarean section: | |
| -elective | 16 (81.0) |
| -emergency | 5 (19.0) |
| Indication of the cesarean section : | |
| -severe preeclampsia | 3 (14.3) |
| -breech position and diabetes | 1 (4.8) |
| -failure of induction for gestational diabetes | 2 (9.5) |
| -estimated macrosomia over 5000 gr | 2 (9.5) |
| -macrosomia and past pathological deliveriesa | 2 (9.5) |
| -estimated macrosomia over 4250 gr and past cesarean delivery | 4 (19.1) |
| -past cesarean delivery and BMI over 50 | 2 (9.5) |
| -two past cesarean deliveries | 5 (23.8) |
| Hysterotomy type: | |
| -transverse segmentary | 14 (66.7) |
| -transverse corporeal | 4 (19.0) |
| -vertical corporeal | 3 (14.3) |
| Peroperative events: | |
| -vacuum fetal extraction | 2 (9.5) |
| -internal version | 3 (14.3) |
| -complicationb | 1 (4.8) |
| -tubal ligation | 3 (14.3) |
| -time between skin incision and fetal extraction (inminutes) | 9.5 (4 - 24) |
| -duration of operation (in minutes) | 49 (32 - 70) |
| Fetal characteristics: | |
| -fetal birth weight (in grams) | 3900 (1220 - 4880) |
| -Apgar score (at 5 minutes of life) | 10 (4 - 10) |
| -arterial pH | 7.28 (7.15 - 7.37) |