Table 5.

Relationship between the NR processes, newborn characteristics and the neonatal outcomes

NR process	OR	P - value	95% CI
Drying/stimulation (n = 138)
Dried thoroughly	0.88	0.876	0.18–4.23
Wet cloth removed	2.90	0.035*	1.08–7.76
Baby kept warm	3.30	0.018*	1.22–8.88
Airway clearance (n = 123)
Checked airway	5.72	0.225	0.34–95.68
Meconium present in airway	0.34	0.042*	0.12–0.96
Suctioning airway before stimulation in meconium presence (n = 57)	5.02	0.051	1.00–25.34
Head in neutral position	2.74	0.076	0.90–8.32
Bag and Mask Ventilation (n = 66)
BMV within the Golden minute	1.11	0.843	0.38–3.24
Call for help (n = 30)	1.88	0.607	0.17–20.61
Correct mask for BMV (n = 30)	0.84	0.866	0.12–6.03
Chest movements on BMV (n = 30)	1.94	0.420	0.39–9.70
BMV within 30–50 b/min (n = 30)	1.27	0.757	0.28–5.87
HR checked at 1 min (n = 30)	2.08	0.429	0.34–12.72
Newborn characteristic
Gestation age (weeks)	1.38	0.007*	1.10–1.75
Birth weight (grams)	1.00	0.448	0.99–1.00

*p ≤ 0.05 statistically significant