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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 76:F94-F100 doi:10.1136/fn.76.2.F94
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Perinatal risk factors for developmental dysplasia of the hip

Table 5

Risk of DDH: male baby

Risk factors Breech presentation Oligohydramnios High birthweight (≥ 4500g) Primipara Age 35+ Post-maturity
Caesarean delivery Vaginal delivery
No other risk factor 0.8% 1.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
+Oliogohydramnios 2.7% 4.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
+High birthweight 1.9% 3.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%
+Primipara 1.8% 3.1% 0.2% 0.2%
+Age 35+ 1.7% 3.0% 0.1%
+Postmaturity 1.1% 2.0%
+Oligohydramnios +high birthweight 6.5%  10.8% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6%
+Oligohydramnios +primipara 6.0% 10.0% 0.8% 0.5%
+High birthweight +primipara 4.3% 7.3% 0.6% 0.4% 
+Age 35+ +postmaturity 2.4% 4.1% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3%
+Oligohydramnios +age 35+ 5.7% 9.6%
+Oligohydramnios +postmaturity 3.8% 6.5%
+High birthweight +age 35+ 4.1% 6.9%
+High birthweight +postmaturity 2.7% 4.7%
+Primipara +age 35+ 3.8% 6.4%
+Primipara, +postmaturity 2.5% 4.3%

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