Spontaneous (n = 198)

Indicated (N = 91)

P value

Perinatal morbidity

Apgar score below 4 at 1 min (%)

4 (2.0)

9 (10.0)

0.003

Apgar score below 7 at 5 min (%)

3 (1.5)

6 (6.7)

0.020

Admission to NICU or SCN (%)

139 (70.0)

74 (81.3)

0.046

34 weeks

67 (94.4)

15 (93.8)

0.924

35 weeks

51 (67.1)

23 (85.2)

0.073

36 weeks

21 (41.2)

36 (75.0)

<0.001

Duration of NICU stay (day)*

11 (2-56)

12 (2-366)

0.271

Composite morbidity

104 (52.5)

55 (60.4)

0.209

Antibiotics (%)

75 (37.9)

28 (30.8)

0.241

Hypoglycemia

3 (1.5)

9 (9.9)

0.001

Hypocalcemia

7 (3.5)

2 (2.2)

0.543

Phototherapy (%)

73 (36.9)

28 (30.8)

0.312

Respiratory support (%)

20 (10.1)

17 (18.7)

0.043

Ventilator

14 (7.1)

13 (14.3)

Nasal CPAP

6 (3.0)

4 (4.4)

Respiratory distress syndrome

12 (6.1)

10 (11.0)

0.142

Perinatal mortality

Neonatal death (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

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