Interpregnancy Interval (Months)

P value

<24 (S)

(n = 170)

24 - 59 (I)

(n = 384)

60+ (L)

(n = 121)

S/I

S/L

I/L

Birth outcome

Still

8 (4.7)

19 (4.9)

6 (5.0)

0.92

0/93

0.99

Live

160 (94.1)

365 (95.1)

115 (95.0)

Ref

Ref

Ref

EPD

2 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0.09

0.51

-

Birth weight

<2500

22 (12.9)

26 (6.8)

12 (9.9)

0.12

0.46

0.24

2500 - 4000

146 (85.9)

347 (90.4)

105 (86.8)

Ref

Ref

Ref

>4000

2 (1.2)

11 (2.9)

4 (3.3)

0.28

0.22

0.75

Apgar at 5

<7

25 (14.7)

43 (11.2)

12 99.9)

0.24

0.22

0.69

7 - 10

145 (85.3)

341 (88.8)

109 (90.1)

Ref

Ref

Ref

Congenital abnormalities

1 (0.6)

6 (1.6)

6 (5.0)

0.34

0.01

0.03

NBU admission

38 (22.4)

66 (17.2)

23 (19.0)

0.15

0.48

0.64

Asphyxia

24 (14.1)

40 (10.4)

9 (7.4)

0.20

0.07

0.33

RDS

5 (2.9)

8 (2.1)

5 (4.1)

0.53

0.58

0.21

NNS

1 (0.6)

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0.92

1.00

1.00

Prematurity

8 (4.7)

12 (3.1)

9 (7.4)

0.35

0.32

0.03

Low birth weight

7 (4.1)

26 (6.8)

13 (10.7)

0.22

0.03

0.15

Macrosomia

2 (1.2)

12 (3.1)

4 (3.3)

0.17

0.38

0.92