Neonatal outcomes | AFI Group | P value | ||
>10 (n = 148) | 5 - 10 (n = 126) | <5 (n = 66) | ||
Birth weight (Kg) (Mean ± SD) | 2.23 ± 0.228 | 2.31 ± 0.287 | 2.18 ± 0.213 | 0.062 |
Meconium liquor | 10.8% (16) | 11.1% (14) | 15.2% (10) | 0.634 |
Neonatal Unit Admission | 16.8.% (25) | 17.4% (22) | 36% (24) | <0.001 |
Number of days (Mean ± SD) | 1.09 ± 0.410 | 1.10 ± 0.470 | 2.16 ± 0.865 | 0.003 |
1-minute APGAR < 7 | 2% (3) | 1.5% (2) | 0 | 0.575 |
5-minute APGAR < 7 | 0.6% (1) | 7.9% (1) | 0 | 0.165 |
Neonatal complications | ||||
Respiratory distress (clinical) | 44% (11/25) | 45.4% (10/22) | 33.3% (8/24) | 0.483 |
Meconium aspiration | 4% (1/25) | - | - | 0.06 |
Hypoglycemia | 8% (2/25) | 13.6% (3/22) | 25% (6/24) | 0.002 |
Jaundice | 32% (8/25) | 27.2% (6/22) | 41.6% (10/24) | 0.014 |
Anemia | 8% (2/25) | 4.5% (1/22) | - | 0.33 |
Polycythemia | 4% (1/25) | 4.5% (1/22) | - | >0.99 |