Table 1.
Maternal Characteristics of Infants With Seizures at Any Time (n = 127) Versus Infants With No Seizures (n = 81)
| Maternal characteristics | Seizures (n = 127) | No seizures (n = 81) | Total (N = 208) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race, n (%)* | |||
| Black | 51 (40) | 21 (26) | 72 (35) |
| White | 47 (37) | 25 (31) | 72 (35) |
| Other | 29 (23) | 35 (43) | 64 (31) |
| Maternal age, y, mean ± SD | 27.2 ± 6.3 | 27.4 ± 5.8 | 27.3 ± 6.1 |
| Married, n (%)a | 64 (51) (n = 125) | 51 (65) (n = 78) | 115 (57) (n = 203) |
| Gravida, median | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Parity, median | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Complications of pregnancy, n (%) | |||
| Chronic hypertension | 14 (11) | 12 (15) | 26 (13) |
| Antepartum hemorrhage | 17 (13) | 13 (16) | 30 (14) |
| Thyroid disease | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
| Diabetes | 11 (9) | 6 (7) | 17 (8) |
| Intrapartum complications, n (%) | |||
| Fetal heart rate decelerationsa | 97 (77) (n = 126) | 56 (69) | l53 (74) (n = 207) |
| Cord prolapse | 25 (20) | 12 (15) | 37 (18) |
| Uterine rupture | 19 (15) | 10 (12) | 29 (14) |
| Maternal pyrexiaa | 9 (7) (n = 126) | 12 (15) | 21 (10) (n = 207) |
| Shoulder dystociaa | 13 (10) (n = 126) | 7 (9) | 20 (10) (n = 207) |
| Maternal hemorrhage | 11 (9) | 3 (4) | 14 (7) |
| Labor, h, mean ± SD† | 11.3 ± 9.1 (n = 66) | 13.5 ± 8.8 (n = 39) | 12.1 ± 9.0 (n = 105) |
| Rupture of membranes, h, mean ± SD† | 6.2 ± 11.7 (n = 115) | 5.5 ± 7.6 (n = 73) | 5.9 ± 10.3 (n = 188) |
| Emergency cesarean delivery | 95 (75) | 57 (70) | 152 (73) |
*
Significant at P < .05 (Fisher exact test for categorical variables, t test for continuous variables).
a
Numbers are reported in parentheses where data are incomplete.