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Logistic regressions were performed investigating sonographic fetal HC and additional risk factors for OASIS. Further multinomial logistic regressions assessed the relationship between the sonographic HC and mode of delivery. Odds ratios and their 95% CIs were reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 667 eligible women, 487 (73%) had vaginal births, with 32 (6.6%) sustaining an OASIS and 180 (27%) had caesarean sections (CS). The sonographic fetal HC did not show an association with OASIS (odds ratio 1.005; CI 0.99\u20131.01, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.447). A statistically significant association (<jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>&lt;\u00a00.05) with OASIS was found with Asian ethnicity (4.38; 1.5\u201311.32), prolonged second stage (\u22652\u00a0h) (4.26; 1.57\u201310.49) and occiput posterior position (4.01; 1.08\u201311.92). For women with a sonographic fetal HC\u00a0\u2265\u00a090th percentile, the odds of having CS compared to a spontaneous vaginal birth are 2.77 (95% CI: 1.36, 5.62; <jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>=\u00a00.005) times higher than those who have a HC\u00a0&lt;\u00a090th percentile.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study does not support the use of sonographic fetal HC in assessing a woman\u2019s risk of sustaining an OASIS. 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