Table 1.

Maternal and neonatal characteristics

Women	N = 399
Maternal age, years (mean +/- [SD])	31.7 +/- [5.5]
Nulliparous, n (%)	214 (53.8)
Gestational age at inclusion in study (weeks) (mean +/- [SD])	38.5 +/-[1.6]
Time elapsed from admission to delivery (hours) (mean +/- [SD])	25 +/- [15]
Active management, n (%)	128 (32.1)
Expectant management, n (%)	271 (67.9)
Histological chorioamnionitis, n (%) (N = 297)	32 (10.8)
Funiculitis, n (%) (N = 297)	14 (4.7)
Neonates	N = 399
Birth weight (grams) (mean +/- [SD])	3240 +/- [471]
Early-onset neonatal infection, n (%)	17 (4.3)
5-minutes Apgar score < 7, n (%)	14 (3.5)
Transfer to neonatal intensive care unit, n (%)	14 (3.5)