Does anyone know?

[ll80]

go to the australian bureau of statistics website, that's where I usually get all my data from for uni when I need concrete stats.

[Indadhanu]

Have you tried the national perinatal statistics unit?

[Shellbelle]

I would say prob more vag births than c/sec?? Micro prems are actually pref to be delivered vag cause of the position of the uterus too hard for c/sec. Unless there is....placenta prev,HELPP syndrome, prev c/sec req rpt, uterine rupture, APH....thats all I can think of that would warrant a c/sec. Most prem deliveries are either PROM or actually go into labour. HTH!!

[Inanna]

I can''t give you stats but I do know that "most" prems born 28 weeks and under are born via c/section at the RBWH (Brisbane).

Premature labour that leads to vaginal birth is interestingly not common. Someone mentioned labour perhaps damaging baby - that is a risk with very prem babies but born spontaneously the damage rate is not high - though the rates of asphyxia are higher in vaginal prems as opposed to c/section prems (according to paed).

A large proportion of babies born prem is due to maternal illness - so it could be infection, preclampsia, HELLP syndrome etc etc.

I will go off and try and find some solid stats.

[nickers]

i dont have statistical data but am a member of a premmie forum. I know there seems to be more mums that had c/s than a natural delivery.

micro prems are usually delivered c/s because they are not fully developed going through the birth canal can harm them.
if u find some statistical data please share it would be interesting!
btw i had a c/s at 33+3weeks i was in labour for 15hrs but as soon as bubs became distressed and HR dropped they wanted him out.

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Thank you so much for the contributions.
I might look into it further and if i come across anything i will be sure to update!!

[Early Kids]

Ash, you are more likely to have a prem via c/s as vaginal birth can actually do more harm than good for the smaller weighted babies. I'm not sure as to whether there would be actual statistics or not, but if I had to guess I'd have to say a good 60% of prems are born via c/s.

Not everyone gets a chance to go into PTL first. And those that do often end with a c/s because of fetal distress, fetal tachycardia or fetal bradycardia.

hope that helps