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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Mar 11;215(2):243.e1–243.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.03.006

Table 4. Neonatal Outcomes by Gestational Age at Delivery.

37 weeks (n=151) 38 weeks (n=184) 39 weeks (n=399) ≥40 weeks (n=129) p-value

Birthweight (g) 3226 (±443.7) 3343.7 (±440.2) 3382.3 (±386.3) 3437.9 (±354.9) <0.001

Macrosomia 3 (2) 13 (7.1) 23 (5.8) 7 (5.4) 0.204

Neonatal composite 38 (25.2) 26 (14.1) 60 (15.0) 14 (10.8) 0.005
NICU 14 (9.3) 12 (6.6) 16 (4.0) 5 (3.9) 0.07
RDS 1 (0.67) 3 (1.6) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.8) 0.32
Hypoglycemia 21 (13.9) 18 (9.8) 46 (11.5) 10 (7.8) 0.38
Hyperbilirubinemia 10 (6.6) 4 (2.2) 8 (2.0) 2 (1.6) 0.02

Neonatal composite OR 2.33 (1.16-4.66) 1.35 (0.66-2.76) 1.38 (0.73-2.62) Ref
aORˆ 1.54 (0.72-3.31) 1.06 (0.49-2.28) 1.13 (0.57-2.24) Ref

Continuous data presented as means (SD) and categorical data as frequency (%).

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Multiple regression model adjusted for maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, and mean postprandial blood sugars.