Table 1.

Stratification for maternal age (n=196)

Factors	Maternal age (years), n (%)		P. value
	18-27 years	28-37 years
Instrumental delivery (n=46)	21 (45.65%)	25 (54.35%)	0.2
Spontaneous vertex delivery (n=87)	49 (56.32%)	38 (43.68%)	0.7
Cesarean section (n=63)	34 (53.97%)	29 (46.03%)	0.9
Prolonged rupture of membranes (n=57)	26 (45.61%)	31 (54.39%)	0.1
Meconium staining (n=15)	6 (40%)	9 (60%)	0.2
Maternal Fever (n=43)	26 (60.47%)	27 (62.79%)	0.3
Anemia at delivery (n=113)	45 (40.46%)	68 (59.54%)	0.0001