Table 3.

Comparison of transfusion, neonatal and maternal complications, and change in hemoglobin level

	Vaginal delivery (n=70)	Cesarean section (n=57)	P-value
Transfusion
Absent, n (%)	61 (87.1)	52 (91.2)	0.655a
Present, n (%)	9 (12.9)	5 (8.8)
Maternal complications
Absent, n (%)	51 (72.9)	55 (96.5)	0.001a,*
Present, n (%)	19 (27.1)	2 (3.5)
Neonatal complications
Absent, n (%)	65 (92.9)	54 (94.7)	0.730b
Present, n (%)	5 (7.1)	3 (5.3)
Predelivery HGB, mean ± SD	11.79±1.60	11.90±1.39	0.683c
Postpartum HGB, mean ± SD	10.21±1.63	10.43±1.37	0.414c
P-valued	0.001*	0.001*
Predelivery-postpartum change, mean ± SD (median)	1.58±1.46 (1.2)	1.47±0.76 (1.5)	0.308e

Notes:

^aYates’ continuity correction test;

^bFisher’s exact test;

^cStudent’s t-test;

^dpaired samples test;

^eMann–Whitney U-test;

^*P<0.01.

Abbreviations: HGB, hemoglobin; SD, standard deviation.