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. 2025 Aug 22;15:30853. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16886-6

Table 3.

Comparison of obstetric and neonatal outcomes between no-drugs, 1 or 2 drugs, and ≥ 3 psychotropic drugs groups.

Total
N = 358
No drug
N = 177
1 or 2 drugs
N = 139
 ≥ 3 drugs
N = 42
P-value
No drug
vs
1 or 2
1 or 2
vs
 ≥ 3
No drug
vs
 ≥ 3
Gestational ages at delivery 38 (37–41) 38 (37–41) 38 (37–41) 38 (37–40) 0.68 0.31 0.20
HDP 24 (6.7%) 10 (5.6%) 10 (7.2%) 4 (9.5%) 0.58 0.62 0.36
GDM 40 (11%) 20 (11%) 14 (10%) 6 (14%) 0.73 0.45 0.59
Epidural anesthesia 205 (37%) 95 (54%) 85 (61%) 25 (59%) 0.18 0.85 0.49
Cesarean section 105 (29%) 58 (33%) 31 (22%) 16 (38%) 0.14 0.14 0.74
Blood loss(g) 751 (145–3353) 784 (145–2616) 723 (250–3353) 779 (270–1994) 0.47 0.79 0.84
Birth Weight(g) 2963 (1850–4102) 2966 (1850–3738) 2952 (1950–3878) 2990 (2154–4102) 0.64 0.45 0.52
LFD 38 (11%) 17 (9.6%) 13 (9.4%) 8 (19%) 0.94 0.08 0.08
SGA 30 (8.4%) 18 (10%) 8 (5.8%) 4 (9.5%) 0.16 0.39 0.90
Apgar score at 1 min 8 (0–10) 8 (0–9) 8 (1–9) 8 (1–10) 0.04 0.50 0.056
Apgar score at 5 min 9 (1–10) 9 (3–10) 9 (1–10) 9 (4–10) 0.33 0.19 0.032
Umbilical artery pH 7.31 (6.93–7.48) 7.31 (6.95–7.48) 7.29 (6.93–7.48) 7.31 (7.15–7.39) 0.39 0.43 0.74
NICU admission 51 (14%) 25 (14%) 14 (10%) 12 (29%) 0.28 0.0028* 0.025
Respiratory ventilator treatment 15 (4.2%) 4 (2.3%) 6 (4.3%) 5 (12%) 0.30 0.07 0.0047*
NAS 9 (2.5%) 0 (0%) 4 (2.9%) 5 (12%) 0.023 0.0189  < 0.0001*
Congenital Anomalies 18 (5.0.%) 10 (5.6%) 6 (4.3%) 2 (4.8%) 0.59 0.91 0.82

median (range) or number (%).

HDP: hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus, LFD: large-for-date, SGA: small-for-gestational age, NICU: neonatal intensive care unit, NAS: neonatal abstinence syndrome.