Variable | 38 weeks With corticosteroids (n = 91) | 39 weeks Without corticosteroids (n = 95) | p-value |
Maternal age, years | 33.9 ± 5.1 | 32.0 ± 6.2 | 0.13 |
GA at delivery, weeks | 38.1 (38.0 - 38.4) | 39.1 (39.0 - 39.4) | <0.0001 |
Weight at birth, grams | 3258.5 ± 498.5 | 3477.8 ± 487.7 | 0.04 |
5’ APGAR < 7 | 0 | 0 | NA |
Hypothermia | 0 | 0 | NA |
RDS | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1.0 |
TT | 0 | 0 | NA |
Neonatal jaundice | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.1) | 1.0 |
NICU admission | 8 (8.8) | 6 (6.3) | 0.7 |