Table 4.

Maternal health status

MEDICAL CONDITION	SITE, N (%)			TOTAL COHORT (N = 102), N (%)	P VALUE
	TORONTO (N = 44)	VANCOUVER (N = 36)	MONTREAL (N = 22)
Hepatitis B	0 (0)	2 (6)	2 (9)	4 (4)	.111
Hepatitis C	12 (27)	22 (61)	14 (64)	48 (47)	.002*
Syphilis	0 (0)	2 (6)	0 (0)	2 (2)	NA
HIV	0 (0)	2 (6)	0 (0)	2 (2)	NA
Zidovudine use during labour	0 (0)	8 (22)	0 (0)	8 (8)	NA

NA—not applicable.

^*Indicates significant difference at P < .05.