Table 2.
Birth outcomes and perinatal adverse events among enrolled mother-child dyads with and without sepsis
| Maternal Sepsis (+) | Maternal Sepsis (-) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2,732 | N = 196,333 | ||
| Birth outcomes | |||
| Birth weight (g) | 2555.9 ± 869.1 | 3035.0 ± 523.1 | < 0.001 |
| Low birth weight (< 2500 g) | 923 (33.8) | 8,917 (4.5) | < 0.001 |
| Preterm birth (< 34 weeks) | 716 (26.2) | 5,008 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
| Preterm birth (< 37 weeks) | 1,230 (45.0) | 15,001 (7.6) | < 0.001 |
| Stillbirth | 3,273 (1.7) | 47 (1.7) | 0.829 |
| Perinatal adverse events, any | 769 (28.1) | 21,036 (10.7) | < 0.001 |
| Fever | 73 (2.7) | 1,303 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Premature rupture of membrane | 237 (8.7) | 4,377 (2.2) | < 0.001 |
| Placental abruption | 69 (2.5) | 712 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Placenta previa | 56 (2.0) | 1,340 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
| Major bleedingb | 28 (1.0) | 818 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Precipitate labor | 64 (2.3) | 3,537 (1.8) | 0.035 |
| Malposition | 250 (9.2) | 7,084 (3.6) | < 0.001 |
| Umbilical cord prolapse | 9 (0.3) | 307 (0.2) | 0.024 |
| Fetal distress | 190 (7.0) | 2,961 (1.5) | < 0.001 |
aInsured income lower than median income (24,000 New Taiwan dollars)
bHigher than 500 ml on normal spontaneous delivery or 1000 ml on Cesarean section.