Factors | Group 1n = 87 (%)M ± SD | Group 2n = 59 (%)M ± SD | Group 3n = 14 (%)M ± SD | p-valueGroup 1 vs. Group 3 | p-valueGroup 2 vs. Group 3 |
Age [years] | 29.4 ± 6.4 | 29.7 ± 6.1 | 27.4 ± 4.8 | 0.31 | 0.22 |
Gestational age at delivery [hbd] | 30.8 ± 3.9 | 30.9 ± 4.0 | 39.8 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Birth weight [g] | 1706.2 ± 829 | 1749.8 ± 851 | 3470.0 ± 452 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
Parity12>3 | | | | | |
52 (60) | 37 (63) | 12 (86) | | |
25 (29) | 19 (32) | 2 (14) | 0.43 | 0.46 |
10 (11) | 3 (5) | 0 | | |
History of PTB | 14 (16) | 8 (14) | 1 (7) | 0.38 | 0.49 |
History of miscarriages | 9 (10) | 6 (10) | 1 (7) | 0.71 | 0.72 |
History of stillbirth | 5 (6) | 2 (3) | 0 | 0.12 | 0.46 |
Mode of deliveryVaginal Delivery C-section | | | | 0.46 | 0.59 |
75 (86) | 52 (88) | 13 (93) |
12 (14) | 7 (12) | 1 (7) |
Height of the mother [cm] | 163.7 ± 5.1 | 164.1 ± 5.2 | 165.4 ± 4.5 | 0.26 | 0.4 |
Weight before pregnancy [kg] | 60.7 ± 10.0 | 62.7 ± 10.3 | 59.9 ± 10.1 | 0.8 | 0.43 |
Weight at delivery [kg] | 68.9 ± 11.5 | 70.5 ± 12.2 | 73.9 ± 13 | 0.17 | 0.38 |
BMI before pregnancy [kg/m2] | 21.7 ± 5.5 | 22.7 ± 5.3 | 21.8 ± 4.4 | 0.99 | 0.61 |
Temperature at delivery [C] | 36.7 ± 0.4 | 36.7 ± 0.4 | 36.5 ± 0.4 | 0.14 | 0.064 |
Hemoglobin at delivery [mg/dl] | 11.4 ± 1.1 | 11.4 ± 1.1 | 12.3 ± 1.2 | 0.02 | 0.035 |
White blood cells count at delivery [109/L] | 13.9 ± 5.8 | 12.4 ± 4.1 | 10.7 ± 3.2 | 0.092 | 0.23 |
Average FHR on admission [b/min] | 144.3 ± 9.2 | 144.4 ± 10.1 | 144.3 ± 6.6 | 0.98 | 0.95 |
Maternal heart rate on admission [b/min] | 79.8 ± 8.0 | 79.6 ± 6.0 | 82.9 ± 10.8 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
Use of Tocolysis | 40 (46) | 27 (46) | 2 (14) | 0.018 | 0.022 |
Use of Steroids | 29 (33) | 19 (32) | 1 (7) | 0.027 | 0.037 |
Antibiotics | 28 (32) | 19 (32) | 3 (21) | 0.41 | 0.42 |
Diabetes | | | | | |
Pregestational diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0 | 1 (7) | 0.012 | 0.039 |
Gestational diabetes mellitus | 3 (4) | 2 (3) | 1 (7) | 0.51 | 0.53 |
Pregnancy Hypertension | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0.57 | 0.51 |
Smoking in pregnancy | 14 (16) | 12 (20) | 2 (14) | 0.86 | 0.61 |
Alcohol in pregnancy | 7 (8) | 5 (9) | 3 (21) | 0.12 | 0.16 |
Low socioeconomic status | 9 (10) | 5 (9) | 0 | 0.093 | 0.14 |