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. 2012 Mar;129(3):494–502. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1796

TABLE 3.

Risks of MDI Scores Associated With Delivery Characteristics

Delivery Characteristics <55 55–69 ≥70 Row N
Number of fetuses 1 12 10 78 609
2+ 9 12 79 312
Antenatal steroids Complete course 12 11 77 593
Partial course 9 12 79 234
None 11 9 81 94
Magnesium For tocolysis 11 10 80 503
For PE 15 12 74 121
No 10 13 77 288
Cesarean delivery Yes 10 10 80 618
No 14 12 74 303
Initiator of delivery PTL 9 11 80 414
pPROM 14 9 76 202
Preeclampsia 16 11 74 121
Abrupt 5 11 84 101
Cervical insufficiency 15 10 75 48
Fetal indication 17 20 63 35
Duration of labor 0 h 13 12 74 227
≤12 h 17 9 74 211
>12 h 8 11 82 483
Duration of ROM <1 h 11 11 78 539
1–24 h 10 10 79 144
>24 h 12 11 78 238
Maximum no. of infants 103 99 719 921
Percent 11 11 78

These are row percents. preeclampsia (PE),; prolonged preterm rupture of membranes (pPROM),; preterm labor (PTL),; rupture of membranes (ROM).