TABLE.

Maternal and neonatal status by intrapartum fever status

Variable	Fever group (n = 20)	Afebrile (n = 20)	P value
Maternal age, y	25.8 ± 1.1	24.4 ± 1.1	.36
Race, %			.9
White	25	30
Black	25	20
Hispanic	50	50
Gestation at enrollment, wk	37.9 ± 0.2	38.0 ± 0.17	.61
Gestation at delivery, wk	40.2 ± 0.2	39.2 ± 0.2	.27
Admit dilation, cm	3.0 (0–8.0)	4.0 (1.0–5.0)	.34
PROM before labor, %	5	0	.6
GBS positive, %	35	30	.5
Epidural analgesia, %	100	95	.5
Maternal BMI	30.5 ± 2.7	31.2 ± 1.9	.82
Admission temperature, °F	98.3 ± 0.2	98.2 ± 0.2	.93
Temperature early labor, °F	98.4 ± 0.2	98.0 ± 0.2	.13
Meconium, %	55	15	.02
Duration of labor, min	826 (369–1285)	610 (308–1164)	< .001
Birthweight, g	3476 ± 125	3356 ± 111	.46
Male infant, %	60	45	.26
5-min Apgar <7, %	5.3	5	.74
Neonatal sepsis evaluation, %	84.2	15	< .0001
Positive blood culture, %	0	0	> .99
Neonatal seizures, %	5	0	.52
Neonatal LOS, d	3.0 (2.0–5.0)	2.0 (1.0–5.0)	.002

Means are presented as mean ± standard error, medians are presented as median with range.

BMI, body mass index; GBS, Group B Streptococcus; LOS, length of stay; PROM, premature rupture of membranes.