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. 2016 Sep;16(3):790–797. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v16i3.20

Table III.

Secondary outcomes: neonatal vital in first 24 hours of life

Age Heart rate(per minute) Respiratory rate(per minute) Temperature(degree F)
SSC (n=100) Control (n=99) P valve SSC (n=100) Control (n=99) P valve SSC (n=100) Control (n=99) P valve
Birth 163.0±5.4 162.8±4.6 0.83 64±3.0 64±4.0 0.65 97.1±0.18 97.1±0.20 0.60
10minutes 154.5±4.9 154.3±4.5 0.72 57±4.0 58±4.1 0.24 97.5± 0.20 97.5±0.22 0.88
30minutes 140.6±3.6 141.1±3.9 0.32 44±3.8 45±4.0 0.58 98.5±0.13 98.5±0.14 0.13
6 hours 140.5±3.7 140.2±3.7 0.61 44±3.5 44±4.4 0.52 98.5±0.13 98.5±0.18 0.17
12 hours 140.1±3.1 141.0±10.5 0.45 44±3.3 43±3.5 0.56 98.5±0.14 98.5±0.13 0.69
18 hours 147.1±4.0 146.9±4.3 0.67 51±4.4 52±4.3 0.17 98.0±0.21 98.0±0.23 0.46
24 hours 142.4± 4.2 142.2±4.1 0.65 46±3.8 46±3.9 0.80 98.4±0.17 98.5±0.12 0.87