Table 3.
Perinatal and neonatal outcomes.
| App-assisted care (n = 168) | Historical cohort (n = 160) |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Induction of labour (n/%) | 79/47.3 | 76/46.9 | 0.999 | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD (n/%) | 79/47.3 | 74/45.7 | 0.142 |
| OVD (n/%) | 34/20.4 | 21/13.0 | ||
| Elective CS (n/%) | 25/15.0 | 38/23.5 | ||
| Emergency CS (n/%) | 30/18.0 | 29/17.9 | ||
| Mean (sd) birthweight (g) | 3350.8 (608.8) | 3466.2 (582.7) | 0.080 | |
| Male Infants n (%) | 88/52.7 | 79/48.8 | 0.476 | |
| Birthweight centile | 51.216 | 53.41 | 0.348 | |
| Composite maternal outcome* | 0 | 156/92.9 | 144/88.9 | 0.429 |
| 1 | 11/6.6 | 17/10.5 | ||
| 2 | 1/0.6 | 1/0.6 | ||
| Birth complications**(n/%) | 0 | 133/79.2 | 135/83.3 | 0.461 |
| 1 | 34/20.2 | 25/15.4 | ||
| 2 | 1/0.6 | 2/1.2 | ||
| Neonatal hypoglycaemia (n/%) | 21/12.5% | 15/9.25% | 0.308 | |
| Neonatal jaundice (n/%) | 53/32.1 | 41/25.3 | 0.174 | |
| Mean neonatal bilirubin (µmol) | 131.7 (63.4) | 128.1 (61.8) | 0.609 | |
| NICU admission (n/%) | 26/15.6 | 26/16.1 | 0.905 | |
| Length of maternal postnatal stay (days) | 2.9 (2.6) | 3.8 (2.8) | 0.002 | |
| Compliance with PNOGTT (n/%) | ||||
| Fasting | 64/38.0 | 58/35.8 | 0.666 | |
| Postprandial | 63/37.5 | 58/35.8 | 0.749 | |
Birth weight centile were calculated based on standardised measurements from the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study.
Neonatal hypoglycemia was defined as a blood glucose level < 2.6 mmol/L.
Neonatal jaundice was defined by hyperbilirubinemia with a bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL.
SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery, OVD operative vaginal delivery, CS caesarean section, NICU neonatal intensive care unit, PNOGTT postnatal oral glucose tolerance test.
*Composite maternal outcome (PET/PIH/PPROM/Postnatal readmission).
** Perineal trauma, shoulder dystocia, birth trauma, PPH.