Table 1.
Maternal and infant characteristics in relation to prenatal and neonatal infection
| Prenatal Infection | Neonatal Infection | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Maternal GU | Chorioamnionitis | Fetal vasculitis | None | Sepsis | NEC | Sepsis and NEC |
Clinically suspected infection |
|
| Number | 65 | 31 | 60 | 34 | 48 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Estimated gestational age, mean in wks (SD) | 26 (1) | 27 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) | 26 (2) |
| Birthweight, median in gms (IQR) | 940 (785–1153) | 730 (700–960) | 765 (700–990) | 765 (700–1012) | 985 (840–1290) | 750 (700–930) | 750 (728–880) | 710 (660–740) | 745 (693–898) |
| Male, no. (%) | 31 (48) | 14 (45) | 32 (53) | 17 (50) | 15 (31) | 21 (60)* | 5 (50) | 4 (57) | 13 (54) |
| African-American, no. (%) | 30 (46) | 22 (71) | 36 (60) | 20 (59) | 23 (48) | 21 (60) | 4 (40) | 5 (71) | 13 (54) |
| Medicaid, no. (%) | 29 (64) | 16 (80) | 26 (68) | 12 (67) | 21 (55) | 13 (72) | 3 (75) | 3 (100) | 10 (71) |
| Maternal high school education, no (%) | 20 (53) | 9 (47) | 24 (67) | 10 (63) | 20 (56) | 10 (59) | 2 (40) | 1 (33) | 8 (67) |
| Preeclampsia, no. (%) | 28 (43) | 7 (23) | 7 (12)* | 1 (2.9)* | 20 (42) | 5 (14)* | 2 (20) | 3 (43) | 5 (21) |
| Prenatal Steroids, no. (%) | 55 (85) | 24 (77) | 49 (82) | 26 (77) | 42 (88) | 27 (77) | 8 (80) | 5 (71) | 19 (79) |
*
P < 0.01 compared to no infection
Abbreviations: GU – genitourinary; IQR – interquartile range; NEC – necrotizing enterocolitis; PMA – postmenstrual age; SD – standard deviation.