Table 2.
The status of indicators related to childbirth in the studied mothers
| Variable | group | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No asphyxiation N = 35 | Asphyxiation N = 35 | |||
| The cause of childbirth | The onset of labor pains | 15 (42.9) | 14 (40.0) | 0.375* |
| Delivery due date | 6 (17.1) | 6 (17.1) | ||
| Arrival of due date + termination of indicated pregnancy | 3 (8.6) | 6 (17.1) | ||
| dripping | 10 (28.6) | 7 (20.0) | ||
| Preeclampsia | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Vaginal bleeding | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | ||
| Induction to terminate pregnancy | Yes | 28 (80.0) | 23 (65.7) | 0.179£ |
| No | 7 (20.0) | 12 (34.3) | ||
| Method used | intrauterine catheter | 3 (8.6) | 4 (11.4) | 1.000* |
| Misoprostol | 1 (2.9) | 5 (14.3) | 0.198* | |
| Oxytocin | 26 (74.3) | 16 (45.7) | 0.015£ | |
| Presence of concurrent disease | Yes | 12 (34.3) | 10 (28.6) | 0.797£ |
| No | 23 (65.7) | 25 (71.4) | ||
| Type of disease | Insulin-dependent diabetes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000* |
| Non-insulin dependent diabetes | 2 (5.7) | 4 (11.4) | 0.673* | |
| Chronic hypertension | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 0.493* | |
| Gestational hypertension | 5 (14.3) | 5 (14.3) | 1.000* | |
| preeclampsia | 4 (11.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.114* | |
| Growth retardation | Yes | 1 (2.9) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000* |
| No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Repeat caesarean section | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | 1.000* |
| No | 35 (100.0) | 34 (97.1) | ||
| Type of delivery | NVD | 7 (20.0) | 8 (22.9) | 0.771£ |
| C.S | 28 (80.0) | 27 (77.1) | ||
| Use of vacuum | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.7) | 0.493* |
| No | 35 (100.0) | 33 (94.3) | ||
| Cause of caesarean section | Irregularity of the fetal heart | 20 (71.4) | 21 (77.8) | 0.823* |
| lack of progress | 4 (14.3) | 4 (14.8) | ||
| Fetal heart irregularity + lack of progress | 4 (14.3) | 2 (7.4) | ||
* Fisher’s exact test £ Chi-square test