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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):245.e1–245.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.051

TABLE 3.

Adjusted model for neonatal outcomes

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)
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.