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