Reason for NICU admission | Epidural anesthesia (N = 112) | Spinal anesthesia (N = 50) | General anesthesia (N = 21) |
Maternal fever/newborn sepsis evaluation | 31 (27.6%) | 5 (10%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Respiratory symptoms/TTN | 17 (15%) | 3 (10%) | 1 (4.5%) |
Prematurity | 2 (1.7%) | 6 (12%) | 4 (18%) |
Hypoglycemia/Feeding Issues | 6 (5.4%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (4.5%) |
Neonatal abstinence monitoring | 2 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Hypoxic encephalopathy | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (9%) |
Others | 3 (2.6%) | 1 (2.1%) | 1 (4.5%) |