Table 4.
Fetal and neonatal outcomes of laboring mothers with MSAF and CAF.
| Characteristics | MSAF (n = 145) n (%) |
CAF (n = 435) n (%) |
RR with 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrapartum stillbirth | 3 (2.1%) | 9 (2.1%) | 1 (0.27, 3.64) | 1.0∗ |
| Nonreassuring fetal heart rate pattern | 43 (29.7%) | 9 (2.1%) | 1.39 (1.25, 1.54) | <0.001 |
| 5th minute Apgar score <7 | 33 (22.8%) | 8 (1.8%) | 1.27 (1.16, 1.39) | <0.001 |
| Perinatal asphyxia | 33 (22.8%) | 8 (1.8%) | 1.27 (1.16, 1.39) | <0.001 |
| MAS | 11 (7.58%) | 3 (0.68%) | 11 (3.11, 38.8) | <0.001∗ |
| END | 7 (4.8%) | 6 (1.4%) | 3.5 (1.19, 10.24) | 0.015∗ |
| Neonatal sepsis | 13 (9%) | 18 (4.1%) | 2.16 (1.08, 4.31) | 0.025 |
| Admission to NICU | 34 (23.4%) | 14 (3.2%) | 7.2 (4.02, 13.18) | <0.001 |
∗Fisher's exact P value for small size values.