TABLE 3.
Neonatal outcomes | Type of labor | Overall (34–42 wk) OR (95% CI) |
Preterm (34–36 wk) OR (95% CI) |
Term (37–42 wk) OR (95% CI) |
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Ventilation use | Spontaneous | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) |
Elective | 0.38 (0.28–0.53) | 0.45 (0.22–0.92) | 0.68 (0.47–0.98) | |
Indicated | 1.14 (0.94–1.39) | 1.11 (0.83–1.48) | 1.26 (0.96–1.67) | |
c/s w/o labor | 4.99 (4.00–6.21) | 3.31 (2.43–4.51) | 4.51 (3.24–6.28) | |
Asphyxia | Spontaneous | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) |
Elective | 0.78 (0.46–1.32) | NA | 0.96 (0.56–1.64) | |
Indicated | 1.11 (0.71–1.73) | 1.73 (0.72–4.20) | 0.98 (0.58–1.66) | |
c/s w/o labor | 4.26 (2.59–7.01) | 1.52 (0.43–5.35) | 4.91 (2.85–8.44) | |
Sepsis | Spontaneous | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) |
Elective | 0.36 (0.26–0.49) | 0.31 (0.10–0.98) | 0.43 (0.31–0.60) | |
Indicated | 0.81 (0.67–0.99) | 0.98 (0.68–1.42) | 0.77 (0.61–0.98) | |
c/s w/o labor | 1.75 (1.34–2.29) | 1.79 (1.16–2.74) | 1.40 (0.98–1.99) | |
NICU admission | Spontaneous | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) | 1 (referent) |
Elective | 0.52 (0.48–0.57) | 0.33 (0.23–0.46) | 0.65 (0.59–0.71) | |
Indicated | 1.01 (0.94–1.07) | 0.96 (0.84–1.11) | 1.03 (0.96–1.11) | |
c/s w/o labor | 2.39 (2.18–2.63) | 2.55 (2.11–3.09) | 1.98 (1.76–2.23) |
CI, confidence interval; c/s, cesarean section; NA, no observations in category; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; w/o, without.
Multivariable logistic model adjusted for race, maternal age, parity, preeclampsia, eclampsia, chronic hypertension, diabetes, premature rupture, and antepartum group B streptococcus.