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. 2019 Mar 18;8(3):376. doi: 10.3390/jcm8030376

Table 1.

Univariate analysis for neonatal morbidity in nulliparous women.

KERRYPNX pH
(n = 1554)
(Missing = 164)
5-min Apgar Score
(n = 1718)
Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation
(n = 1718)
Composite Neonatal Morbidity
(n = 1718)
Variables <7.10 ≥7.10 <7 ≥7 Yes No Yes No
Neonatal birth weight (g)
2500–3999 g 31 (2.1) 1412 (97.9) 5 (0.3) 1593 (99.7) 54 (3.4) 1544 (96.6) 81 (5.1) 1517 (94.9)
<2500 g 1 (1.4) 69 (98.6) 1 (1.3) 76 (98.7) 3 (3.9) 74 (96.1) 3 (3.9) 74 (96.1)
>4000 g 1 (2.4) 40 (97.6) 0 (0.0) 43 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 43 (100.0) 1 (2.3) 42 (97.7)
p Value 0.91 0.33 0.45 0.65
Labour Induction
No 23 (2.1) 1087 (97.9) 4 (0.3) 1230 (99.7) 34 (2.8) 1200 (97.2) 54 (4.4) 1180 (95.6)
Yes 10 (2.3) 434 (97.9) 2 (0.4) 482 (99.6) 23 (4.8) 461 (95.2) 31 (6.4) 453 (93.6)
p Value 0.82 0.78 0.04 0.08
Gestational Age (weeks)
<37 1 (1.7) 58 (98.3) 1 (1.6) 62 (98.4) 3 (4.8) 60 (95.2) 3 (4.8) 60 (95.2)
37–41 25 (1.9) 1283 (98.2) 4 (0.3) 1445 (99.7) 45 (3.1) 1404 (96.9) 67 (4.6) 1382 (95.4)
>41 7 (3.7) 180 (96.3) 1 (0.5) 205 (99.5) 9 (4.4) 197 (95.6) 15 (7.3) 191 (92.7)
p Value 0.26 0.21 0.51 0.26
Duration First Stage of Labour
Until 3 h 7 (1.7) 402 (98.3) 1 (0.2) 454 (99.8) 10 (2.2) 445 (97.8) 15 (3.3) 440 (96.7)
3–6 h 14 (2.2) 614 (97.8) 2 (0.3) 704 (99.7) 14 (2.0) 692 (98.0) 27 (3.8) 679 (96.2)
6–9 h 8 (2.3) 338 (97.7) 2 (0.5) 364 (99.5) 19 (5.2) 347 (94.8) 26 (7.1) 340 (92.9)
>9 h 4 (2.3) 167 (97.7) 1 (0.5) 190 (99.5) 14 (7.3) 177 (92.7) 17 (8.9) 174 (91.1)
p Value 0.93 0.83 <0.001 0.002
Duration Second Stage of Labour
Until 1 h 9 (1.7) 532 (8.3) 2 (0.3) 601 (99.7) 15 (2.5) 588 (97.5) 24 (4.0) 579 (96.0)
1–2 h 12 (2.8) 419 (97.2) 2 (0.4) 469 (99.6) 19 (4.0) 452 (96.0) 27 (5.7) 444 (94.3)
2–3 h 7 (2.3) 294 (97.7) 1 (0.3) 339 (99.7) 12 (3.5) 328 (96.5) 19 (5.6) 321 (94.4)
≥3 h 5 (1.8) 276 (98.2) 1 (0.3) 303 (99.7) 11 (3.6) 293 (96.4) 15 (4.9) 289 (95.1)
p Value 0.64 0.99 0.54 0.55
Epidural Analgesia
No 2 (1.9) 106 (98.1) 0 (0.0) 121 (100.0) 1 (0.8) 120 (99.2) 3 (2.5) 118 (97.5)
Yes 31 (2.1) 1415 (97.9) 6 (0.4) 1591 (99.6) 56 (3.5) 1541 (96.5) 82 (5.1) 1515 (94.9)
p Value 0.84 0.50 0.11 0.19
Mode of birth
Normal birth 22 (1.7) 1298 (98.3) 4 (0.3) 1463 (99.7) 41 (2.8) 1426 (97.2) 60 (4.1) 1407 (95.9)
Instrumental birth 11 (4.7) 223 (95.3) 2 (0.8) 249 (99.2) 16 (6.4) 235 (93.6) 25 (10.0) 226 (90.0)
p Value 0.003 0.19 0.003 <0.001
Maternal age (years)
≤35 26 (1.9) 1342 (98.1) 5 (0.3) 1510 (99.7) 47 (3.1) 1468 (96.9) 70 (4.6) 1445 (95.4)
>35 7 (3.8) 179 (96.2) 1 (0.5) 202 (99.5) 10 (4.9) 193 (95.1) 15 (7.4) 188 (92.6)
p Value 0.09 0.71 0.17 0.09

Bold: Significant results are highlighted.