TABLE 2.
Multiple Logistic Regression for Neonatal Outcomes According to Epidural Use Among Women Without Temperature Elevation (≤99.5°F)
| No Epidural Analgesia | Epidural Analgesia | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 363) | (n = 1538) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI)a | ||
| Hypotonia (transitional) | 39 (10.7) | 166 (10.8) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | .08 |
| Hypotonia (>15 min) | 0 (0) | 9 (0.6) | NC | .9 |
| Assisted ventilation | 9 (2.5) | 68 (4.4) | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | .5 |
| 1-min Apgar <7 | 24 (6.6) | 98 (6.4) | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | .3 |
| 5-min Apgar <7 | 2 (0.6) | 5 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.04–1.6) | .1 |
| Early-onset neonatal seizures | 0 (0) | 2 (0.1) | NC | .9 |
Referent group is women without temperature elevation (≤99.5°F) and no epidural analgesia. One infant missing in the epidural analgesia group (N = 1537) for hypotonia (transitional and >15 min) and Apgar <7 (1 and 5 min). CI, confidence interval; NC, not calculable for this subgroup because there were no cases in the no-epidural analgesia group; OR, odds ratio.
a
Adjusted for maternal age, infant birth wt, length of labor, and method of delivery in a logistic regression model.