Table II.
Short-term hospital outcomes* |
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Normal | Abnormal | P value | |
No. of infants | 76 | 12 | - |
Birth weight (g)† | 3290 ± 555 | 3199 ± 659 | .60 |
Gestational age (wk)‡ | 40 (39-40) | 40 (39-40) | .20 |
Sex male | 46 (60%) | 7 (54%) | .65 |
Cesarean delivery | 46 (60%) | 9 (69%) | .5 |
Emergency cesarean delivery | 21 (28%) | 4 (31%) | 1.0 |
Rupture of membranes (h)‡ | 5.5 (0.8-12) | 5.5 (0-10) | .80 |
Apgar score 1 min‡ | 3 (2-6) | 2 (1-4) | .06 |
Apgar score 5 min‡ | 7 (6-9) | 6 (4-7) | .02 |
Intubation in delivery room | 20 (26%) | 9 (75%) | .002 |
Blood gas, umbilical cord (n = 86) | |||
pH‡ | 7.00 (6.95-7.07) | 6.98 (6.90-7.10) | .50 |
Base deficit‡ | –17 (–16 → –19) | –21 (–12 → –23) | .18 |
Blood gas, first postnatal sample§ | |||
pH‡ | 7.27 (7.23-7.34) | 7.14 (7.09-7.26) | .01 |
Base deficit‡ | –10 (–6 → –14) | –16 (–12 → –21) | .01 |
Mild encephalopathy | 50 (66%) | 11 (92%) | .10 |
Age at neurologic exam (h)‡ | 4.1 (3-5) | 3.7 (3-5) | .89 |
Death, seizures, abnormal brain MRI, abnormal neurologic exam at discharge, gastrostomy tube feeding, or feeding (nippling) difficulties beyond the first week of age.
Mean ± SD.
Median (range).
Two newborns had capillary blood gas only.