Table 4.
Association between neonatal resuscitation processes, newborn characteristics and neonatal outcomes
| NR process | Neonate’s Outcome at 1 h., n (%) | X2 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alive | Died | ||||
| Baby dried by gently rubbing the back | 105 (86%) | 17 (14%) | 0.0245 | 0.876 | |
| Wet cloth removed | 86 (90.5%) | 9 (9.5%) | 4.7359 | 0.030* | |
| Baby kept warm | 89 (90.8%) | 9 (9.2%) | 5.9852 | 0.014* | |
| Looked into airway | 103 (85.1%) | 18 (14.9%) | 1.8584 | 0.173 | |
| Meconium | 44 (77.2%) | 13 (22.8%) | 4.4055 | 0.036* | |
| Suctioning before drying in meconium | 21 (91.3%) | 2 (8.7%) | 4.3613 | 0.037* | |
| Head in neutral position | 89 (87.2%) | 13 (12.8%) | 3.3396 | 0.068 | |
| BMV within Golden minute | 26 (72.2%) | 10 (27.8%) | 0.0394 | 0.843 | |
| Call for help | 44 (73.3%) | 16 (26.7%) | 1.4486 | 0.229 | |
| Correct mask size during BMV | 43 (72.9%) | 16 (27.1%) | 0.7561 | 0.385 | |
| Chest movements with BMV | 39 (78.0%) | 11 (22.0%) | 4.6355 | 0.031* | |
| BMV within 30 - 50b/min | 34 (75.6%) | 11 (24.4%) | 1.3015 | 0.254 | |
| HR checked | 38 (74.5%) | 13 (25.5%) | 1.1904 | 0.275 | |
| Effective breath/chest compressions | 8 (40.0%) | 12 (60.0%) | 1.6448 | 0.200 | |
| Supportive oxygen | 11 (52.4%) | 10 (47.6%) | 2.9011 | 0.089 | |
| Newborn characteristics | |||||
| Gestation age (weeks) | < 37 | 37 (72.6%) | 14 (27.5%) | ||
| ≥37 | 82 (94.3%) | 5 (5.8%) | 12.76 | < 0.001* | |
| Birth weight | < 2500 g | 19 (63.3%) | 11 (36.7%) | ||
| ≥2500 g | 100 (92.6%) | 8 (7.4%) | 16.93 | 0.001* | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 68 (82.9%) | 14 (17.1%) | ||
| C/S | 44 (89.8%) | 5 (10.2%) | |||
| Breech | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |||
| Others | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 2.40 | 0.494 | |
*P ≤ 0.05 statistically significant