Table 2.
Neonatal characteristics of mistimed, unwanted and planned pregnancies
| Unwanted | Mistimed | Planned | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=75 | n=124 | n=107 | ||
| Neonatal characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p |
| Sex | ||||
| Woman | 34 (45.3) | 62 (50.0) | 41 (38.3) | 0.332 |
| Man | 41 (54.7) | 62 (50.0) | 66 (61.7) | |
| Birth weight | ||||
| Low weight | 5 (6.7) | 6 (4.8) | 4 (3.7) | 0.353 |
| Insufficient weight | 10 (13.3) | 20 (16.1) | 8 (7.5) | |
| Adequate weight | 48 (64.0) | 84 (67.7) | 76 (71.0) | |
| Macrosomia | 12 (16.0) | 14 (11.3) | 19 (17.8) | |
| Gestational age | ||||
| Preterm | 8 (10.7) | 9 (7.3) | 5 (4.7) | 0.305 |
| Term | 67 (89.3) | 115 (92.7) | 102 (95.3) | |
| Post-term | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Birth weight for gestational age | ||||
| Small for gestational age | 1 (1.3) | 5 (4.0) | 4 (3.7) | 0.451 |
| Adequate for gestational age | 64 (85.3) | 107 (86.3) | 85 (79.4) | |
| Large for gestational age | 10 (13.3) | 12 (9.7) | 18 (16.8) | |
| 1-min Apgar score | ||||
| <7 | 2 (2.7) | 4 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.165 |
| 7 to 10 | 73 (97.3) | 120 (96.8) | 107 (100.0) | |
| 5-min Apgar score | ||||
| <7 | 2 (2.7) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.257 |
| 7 to 10 | 73 (97.3) | 123 (99.2) | 107 (100.0) | |
| Neonatal morbidity | ||||
| Yes | 21 (28.0) | 44 (35.5) | 32 (29.9) | 0.484 |
| No | 54 (72.0) | 80 (64.5) | 75 (70.1) | |
| Neonatal pathology | ||||
| Hyperbilirubinemia | 4 (5.3) | 21 (16.9) | 13 (12.1) | 0.055 |
| Sepsis | 3 (4.0) | 5 (4.0) | 2 (1.9) | 0.608 |
| Hypoglycemia | 2 (2.7) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.735 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.9) | 0.347 |
| Congenital malformation | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.185 |
| Asphyxia | 1 (1.3) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.716 |
| Neonatal mortality | ||||
| Yes | 2 (2.7) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.257 |
| No | 73 (97.3) | 123 (99.2) | 106 (100.0) |