Skip to main content
. 2018 Dec 28;1(8):e186529. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.6529

Table 2. Neonatal Outcomes According to Ultrasonographic Findings Among Women Diagnosed During Pregnancy With Zika Virus Infectiona.

Neonatal Outcome Prenatal Ultrasonographic Finding, No./Total No. (%) P Valueb
Normal (n = 55) Abnormal (n = 36)
Gestational age at birth, median (IQR), wk 38.7 (34.4-41.0) 38.4 (32.7-42.0) .06
Preterm, <37 wk gestational age 5 (9) 7 (19) .15
Male sex 29 (53) 20 (56) .79
Cesarean delivery 31/45 (69) 24/31 (77) .41
Emergency cesarean delivery 5/26 (19) 6/16 (38) .19
Birth weight, mean (SD), g 3175 (410) 3154 (584) .84
Low birth weight, <2500 g 4 (7) 4 (11) .71
Macrosomia, >4000 g 1 (2) 2 (6) .56
Weight percentiles
Appropriate for gestational age 45 (82) 23 (64) .05
Small for gestational age 4 (7) 7 (19) .11
Large for gestational age 6 (11) 6 (17) .43
NICU admission 7/54 (13) 11/36 (31) .04
Preterm, 37 wk gestational age, (n = 12) 3/5 (60) 4/7 (57) >.99
Term, ≥37 wk gestational age, (n = 78) 4/49 (8) 7/29 (24) .05
NICU length of stay, median (IQR), d 2.0 (2-10) 6.5 (1-30) .62
Postnatal microcephaly 0 6 (17) .003

Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.

a

Neonatal outcomes for all liveborn infants (n = 91). When data were missing, denominators are noted.

b

P values were 2-sided and calculated by the t test, Fisher exact, χ2, or Kruskal-Wallis test as appropriate. P values less than .05 were considered significant.