. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 10.

Published in final edited form as: Neonatology. 2016 Feb 10;109(4):248–254. doi: 10.1159/000442082

Table 4.

Neonatal Characteristics of FMH-Impacted Pregnancies Compared to Controls

		Cases (n = 23)	Controls (n = 46)	p value
		Number (%) or Mean ± SD		p value
Neonatal course	NICU admission	23 (100)	11 (12)	<0.001^*
	First hemoglobin (mg/dL)	7.2 ± 2.8	16.8 ± 2.4	<0.001^*
	First reticulocyte count (%)	9.2 ± 5.6	7.4 ± 3.3	<0.001^*
	Highest total bilirubin (mg/dL)	10.6 ± 5.3	10.5 ± 2.5	0.913
	Intubation and mechanical ventilation	9 (39)	3 (3.3)	<0.001^*
	Central line placed	13 (57)	2 (2.2)	<0.001^*
	Blood (packed red cell) transfusion	17 (74)	2(2.2)	<0.001^*
	Platelet transfusion	2 (8.7)	1 (1.1)	0.11
	Hypotension	8 (35)	4 (4.4)	<0.001^*
	Persistence of the fetal circulation	3 (13)	0 (0)	0.002^*
	Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	2 (8.7)	0 (0)	<0.001^*
Post-NICU	Home	19 (83)	91 (99)	0.006^*
	Transitional or long-term care facility	1 (4.3)	0 (0)	0.12
	Deceased¹	3 (13)	1 (1.1)	0.03^*

Significant at p<0.05

Causes of death for cases were cerebral herniation, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiopulmonary arrest. Cause of death for the control was inborn error of metabolism.