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