Table 1.
Clinical characteristics and autophagy.
| Spontaneous labor (n = 7) | Induced labor (n = 21) | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age (years) | 29.7 ± 5.8 | 31.9 ± 5.3 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 39.0 ± 0.8 | 39.9 ± 1.2 |
| Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 3.7 | 22.5 ± 2.9 |
| Neonatal birth weight (grams) | 3271.4 ± 499.3 | 3412.0 ± 354.6 |
| Placental weight (grams) | 434.6 ± 90.1 | 441.3 ± 78.7 |
| F/P ratio | 7.6 ± 1.1 | 7.9 ± 1.3 |
| Placental surface (mm2) | 199.2 ± 55.9 | 219.1 ± 58.8 |
| Time to parturition (minutes) | 276.7 ± 499.3 | 660.2 ± 388.5* |
| pH | 7.25 ± 0.09 | 7.25 ± 0.03 |
| BE (mmol/L) | −5.4 ± 2.8 | −4.3 ± 2.5 |
| Lac (mmol/L) | 6.1 ± 2.7 | 5.2 ± 1.8 |
| pO2 (mmHg) | 25.4 ± 5.5 | 20.5 ± 6.8 |
| pCO2 (mmHg) | 50.4 ± 11.8 | 51.1 ± 6.4 |
| Glu (mmol/L) | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 5.1 ± 1.2 |
| LC3-II/α-tubulin (ODu × mm2) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.1 ± 0.1 |
BMI: body mass index; F/P ratio: ratio between fetal weight at birth and placental weight; BE: base excessl Lac: lactate; Glu: glucose; ODu: optical density unit.
*P = 0.03 versus spontaneous labor.