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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov 13;212(4):491.e1–491.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.11.014

Table 5.

Neonatal outcomes by model of care

Hospitalist Private practice P-value aOR (95% CI)*
5-minute Apgar <7 (all) 1.8% 0.7% <0.001 0.22 (0.10-0.48)
5-minute Apgar <7 (vaginal delivery) 1.9% 0.9% <0.001 0.18 (0.08-0.41)
5-minute Apgar <7 (cesarean delivery) 1.3 % 0.9 % 0.41 0.54 (0.12-2.37)
Umbilical cord arterial pH <7.1 3.9% 2.7% 0.85 1.06 (0.60-1.86)
Umbilical cord base deficit <-12 1.1% 0.9% 0.81 0.88 (0.32-2.46)
*

aOR (95% CI) for private practice model compared to hospitalist practice model. Adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, education, adequacy of prenatal care visit (greater than 8 visits), insurance status, gestational age, birth weight, epidural, induction, maternal pre-gestational or gestational diabetes, maternal hypertensive disorder, and other maternal medical condition.