Table 2.
Comparison of neonatal characteristics by mode of delivery.
| Variable | Total Population, n = 642 |
Delivery Mode | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VD, n = 529 | CS, n = 113 | |||
| Male, % (n) | 50.8 (326) | 48.6 (257) | 61.1 (69) | 0.016 + |
| Birth weight (g), Mdn [95% CI] | 3540 [3509.6–3581.5] | 3545 [3494.9–3573] | 3540 [3508.6–3691.7] | 0.169 |
| Apgar score at 1 min., Mdn [95% CI] | 9 [9.2–9.3] * | 9 [9.2–9.4] ** | 9 [8.8–9.2] *** | <0.001 |
| Apgar score at 5 min., Mdn [95% CI] | 10 [9.8–10] * | 10 [9.7–10] ** | 10 [9.4–9.7] *** | <0.001 |
| SSC, % (n) ^ | 91.0 (548) | 95.5 (489) | 65.6 (59) | <0.001 |
| Breastfed in 1 h, % (n) ^ | 89.6 (516) | 95.4 (481) | 48.6 (35) | <0.001 |
VD—vaginal delivery, CS—caesarean section, SSC—skin-to-skin contact, Mdn—median, CI—Confidence interval, p-value (for continuous variables calculated using Mann–Whitney test, *, **, *** p < 0.001 according to Wilcoxon test, + p according to the asymptotic χ2 test); SSC (n) ^—total sample 602, due to missing data (n = 40); Breastfed in 1 h (n)^—total sample is 576 due to missing data (n = 66).