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. 2026 Sep 14;26(Suppl 1):1016. doi: 10.1186/s12884-026-09673-2

Table 4.

Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with easily recognisable congenital malformations stratified by degree of congenital malformation in a cohort of Gambian neonates born following relatively healthy pregnancy

Major
(n = 39)
Normal
(n = 6610)
OR (95%CI) p-value Minor
(n = 101)
Normal
(n = 6610)
OR (95%) p-value
Birth weighta
 Normal 34(0.6) 5949 (99.4) 1.65 (0.50–4.29) 0.29 95 (1.6) 5949 (98.4) 1.40 (0.62–3.94) 0.42
 Low 5 (0.9) 527(99.1) 6 (1.1) 527 (98.9)
 Macrosomia 0 (0.0) 132 (100.0) - 0 (0.0) 132 (100.0) -
1-min Apgarb score
 Normal 30 (0.5) 6367 (99.5) 96 (1.5) 6366 (98.5)
 Low 9 (3.8) 230 (96.2) 8.33 (3.43–18.27)  < 0.001 5 (2.1) 229 (97.9) 1.45 (0.45–3.54) 0.42
5-min Apgarc score
 Normal 36 (0.5) 6547 (99.5) 98 (1.5) 6547 (98.5) 0.04
 Low 3 (5.9) 48 (94.1) 11.35 (2.16–37.88)  < 0.001 3 (5.9) 48 (94.1) 4.17 (0.82–13.30)
Neonatal Admission
 No 25 (0.4) 6256 (99.6) 87 (1.4) 6256 (98.6)
 Yes 14 (3.8) 354 (96.2) 9.89 (4.70–19.97)  < 0.001 14 (3.8) 354 (96.2) 2.84 (1.48–5.09)  < 0.001
Death within 24h
 No 35 (0.5) 6605 (99.5) 100 (1.5) 6605 (98.5)
 Yes 4 (44.4) 5 (55.6) 148.91 (28.37–728.18)  < 0.001 1 (16.7) 5 (83.3) 13.19 (0.28–119.05) 0.09
Death between 24h and 28 days
 No 24 (0.4) 6301 (99.6) 97 (1.5) 6301 (98.5)
 Yes 9 (15.3) 50 (84.7) 47.06 (18.30–111.63)  < 0.001 1 (2.0) 50 (98.0) 1.30 (0.03–7.75) 0.80
Overall death on day 28d
 No 24 (0.4) 6301 (99.6) 97 (1.5) 6301 (98.5)
 Yes 13 (19.1) 55 (80.9) 61.81 (27.40–133.95)  < 0.001 2 (3.5) 55 (96.5) 2.36 (0.28–9.18) 0.22

a birth weight missing in n = 2

b 1-min Apgar score missing in n = 15

c 5-min Apgar score missing in n = 15

d Survival status on day 28 missing in n = 258