Maternal criteria group | Fetal criteria group | P value | |
n=125 | n=121 | ||
Birth data | |||
Gestational age (weeks) | 38.69±1.729 | 38.76±1.618 | 0.735 |
Induced birth n (%) | 59 (47.2) | 62 (51.2) | 0.743 |
Instrumented delivery, n (%) | 19 (23.75) | 15 (17.64) | 0.333 |
Total cesarean deliveries, n (%) | 45 (36.0) | 36 (29.75) | 0.297 |
Urgent cesarean deliveries, n (%) | 34 (27.2) | 28 (23.1) | 0.463 |
Reason for urgent cesarean delivery n (%) | |||
No progression to birth | 17 (50.0) | 18 (64.3) | 0.208 |
Risk of loss of fetal well-being | 9 (26.5) | 8 (28.6) | |
Pelvis–fetal disproportion | 8 (23.5) | 2 (7.1) | |
Child birth complications n (%) | 37 (29.6) | 33 (27.3) | 0.686 |
Shoulder dystocia | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.162 |
Perineal tear | 35 (28.0) | 33 (27.3) | 0.899 |
Postpartum hemorrhages | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.5) | 0.298 |
Data about the newborn | |||
Weight (g) | 3285.64±496.90 | 3268.02±467.70 | 0.775 |
Weight percentiles | 56.01±27.22 | 54.51±28.16 | 0.672 |
Length percentiles | 62.98±26.62 | 64.15±27.09 | 0.736 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 12.94±1.36 | 12.78±1.20 | 0.350 |
Head circumference in percentiles | 46.71±25.80 | 49.72±27.52 | 0.382 |
1 min Apgar test | 8.78±1.05 | 8.79±1.07 | 0.945 |
5 min Apgar test | 9.82±0.90 | 9.80±1.03 | 0.856 |
SGA (p<10) n (%) | 6 (4.8) | 9 (7.4) | 0.392 |
LGA (p>90), n (%) | 11 (8.8) | 10 (8.3) | 0.937 |
LGA BMI (kg/m2) | 14.97±1.66 | 14.02±0.70 | 0.122 |
SGA BMI (kg/m2) | 10.65±1.03 | 10.94±0.62 | 0.505 |
Macrosomia (>4000 g), n (%) | 8 (6.4) | 3 (2.5) | 0.137 |
Gestational age macrosomia (days) | 276.25±7.65 | 280.33±7.37 | 0.779 |
Newborn complications n (%) | 21 (16.8) | 13 (10.7) | 0.169 |
Loss of fetal well-being | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.5) | 0.501 |
Clavicle fracture | 4 (3.2) | 1 (0.8) | 0.187 |
Brachial plexus injury | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.162 |
Respiratory distress | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.5) | 0.501 |
Hypoglycemia (<40 mg/dL) | 9 (7.2) | 2 (1.7) | 0.035 |
Intravenous glucose hypoglycemia | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0.982 |
Hyperbilirubinemia (phototherapy) | 6 (4.8) | 5 (4.1) | 0.800 |
Admission into neonatal ICU | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 0.325 |
Reason for admission into neonatal ICU, n (%) | |||
Loss of fetal well-being | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.526 |
Respiratory distress | 2 (40.0) | 1 (50.0) | |
Hypoglycemia | 1 (20.0) | 1 (50.0) |
*P values in boldfaced mean significant differences
BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; LGA, large for gestational age; SGA, small for gestational age.