Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the newborns enrolled in the study

Clinical characteristic	Result
No. (%) of male gender	16 (47)
No. (%) of newborns delivered by cesarean section
	19 (56)
Median (range) gestational age (wk)	39.1 (37–40.5)
Median (range) birth wt (g)	3,065 (2,850–3,760)
Median (range) Apgar score at:
1 min	9 (7–10)
5 min	10 (9–10)
10 min	10 (9–10)
Median (range) cord blood arterial pH	7.27 (7.13–7.36)
Median (range) age of mother (yr)	28 (20–39)
Median (range) parity of mother	1 (1–3)