Table 8. Neonatal outcome in the SCD and control groups.

The p-value was computed by using the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test; a p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

HIE: hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, IVH: intraventricular hemorrhage

Neonatal outcome	SCD (n = 217) n (%)	Control (n = 200) n (%)	P-value
No abnormality detected	123 (56.7)	161 (80.5)	<0.001
Neonatal jaundice	76 (35)	25 (12.5)	<0.001
Congenital heart disease	7 (3.2)	5 (2.5)	0.658
Fetal / neonatal death	7 (3.2)	3 (1.5)	0.342
Neonatal abstinence syndrome	10 (4.6)	0 (0)	0.002
HIE	7 (3.2)	2 (1)	0.178
Chromosomal aberration	4 (1.8)	4 (2)	1.000
IVH	4 (1.8)	3 (1.5)	1.000
Congenital anomalies	2 (0.9)	2 (1)	1.000
Others	15 (6.9)	11 (5.5)	0.551