Item | NICU Admission | P-value | ||
No | Yes | |||
Age, years | 18 - 30 | 70 (76.9%) | 21 (23.1%) | 0.278 |
31 - 45 | 128 (70.7%) | 53 (29.3%) | ||
Employment status | Not employed | 138 (79.3%) | 36 (20.7%) | 0.001 |
Employed | 60 (61.2%) | 38 (38.8%) | ||
Gravidity | 1 to 3 | 157 (81.8%) | 35 (18.2%) | 0.001 |
More than 3 | 41 (51.2%) | 39 (48.8%) | ||
Parity | Zero | 18 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.001 |
1 to 3 | 151 (79.1%) | 40 (20.9%) | ||
More than 3 | 29 (46%) | 34 (54%) | ||
History of abortions | Zero | 78 (70.3%) | 33 (29.7%) | 0.001 |
One | 107 (80.5%) | 26 (19.5%) | ||
Two or more | 13 (46.4%) | 15 (53.6%) | ||
Medical conditions | Gestational diabetes | 13 (56.5%) | 10 (43.5%) | 0.049 |
Hypertension | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | ||
Hypothyroidism | 2 (40%) | 3 (60%) | ||
None | 166 (74.8%) | 56 (25.2%) | ||
Others | 14 (87.5%) | 2 (12.5%) | ||
Mode of delivery | Forceps-assisted | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.049 |
CS | 40 (63.5%) | 23 (36.5%) | ||
NSVD | 146 (74.9%) | 49 (25.1%) | ||
Ventose-assisted | 7 (77.8%) | 2 (22.2%) | ||
Received intrapartum antibiotics | No | 32 (78%) | 9 (22%) | 0.412 |
Yes | 166 (71.9%) | 65 (28.1%) | ||
Sex of the baby | Boy | 71 (74%) | 25 (26%) | 0.780 |
Girls | 122 (72.6%) | 46 (27.4%) | ||
Twins | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) |