Skip to main content
. 2019 Mar 18;8(3):376. doi: 10.3390/jcm8030376

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for neonatal morbidity in multiparous women.

pH
(n = 1912)
(Missing = 233)
5-min Apgar Score
(n = 2145)
Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation
(n = 2145)
Composite Neonatal Morbidity
(n = 2145)
Variables <7.10 ≥7.10 <7 ≥7 Yes No Yes No
Neonatal Birth Weight (g)
2500–3999 g 37 (2.1) 1694 (97.9) 3 (0.2) 1944 (99.8) 37 (1.9) 1910 (98.1) 68 (3.5) 1879 (96.5)
<2500 r 2 (3.4) 57 (96.6) 0 (0.0) 66 (100.0) 4 (6.1) 62 (93.9) 6 (9.1) 60 (90.9)
>4000 g 1 (0.8) 121 (99.2) 0 (0.0) 132 (100.0) 1 (0.8) 131 (99.2) 2 (1.5) 130 (98.5)
p Value 0.48 0.86 0.03 0.02
Labour Induction
No 24 (1.6) 1475 (98.4) 2 (0.1) 1685 (99.9) 27 (1.6) 1660 (98.4) 47 (2.8) 1640 (97.2)
Yes 16 (3.9) 397 (96.1) 1 (0.2) 457 (99.8) 15 (3.3) 443 (96.7) 29 (6.3) 429 (93.7)
p Value 0.004 0.61 0.02 <0.001
Gestational Age (weeks)
<37 1 (1.7) 59 (98.3) 0 (0.0) 66 (100.0) 1 (1.5) 65 (98.5) 2 (3.0) 64 (97.0)
37–41 36 (2.2) 1614 (97.8) 3 (0.2) 1850 (99.8) 34 (1.8) 1819 (98.2) 64 (3.5) 1789 (96.5)
>41 3 (1.5) 199 (98.5) 0 (0.0) 226 (100.0) 7 (3.1) 219 (96.9) 10 (4.4) 216 (95.6
p Value 0.79 0.79 0.42 0.74
Duration First Stage of Labour
Until 3 h 17 (1.6) 1020 (98.4) 2 (0.2) 1176 (99.8) 13 (1.1) 1165 (98.9) 27 (2.3) 1151 (97.7)
3–6 h 13 (2.0) 622 (98.0) 1 (0.1) 710 (99.9) 17 (2.4) 694 (97.6) 29 (4.1) 682 (95.9)
6–9 h 7 (3.9) 173 (96.1) 0 (0.0) 191 (100.0) 7 (3.7) 184 (96.3) 13 (6.8) 178 (93.2)
>9 h 3 (5.0) 57 (95.0) 0 (0.0) 65 (100.0) 5 (7.7) 60 (92.3) 7 (10.8) 58 (89.2)
p Value 0.09 0.93 <0.001 <0.001
Duration Second Stage of Labour
Until 1 h 27 (1.9) 1385 (98.1) 2 (0.1) 1587 (99.9) 22 (1.4) 1567 (98.6) 46 (2.9) 1543 (97.1)
1–2 h 7 (2.3) 291 (97.7) 0 (0.0) 327 (100.0) 13 (4.0) 314 (96.0) 18 (5.5) 309 (94.5)
2–3 h 3 (2.0) 145 (98.0) 1 (0.6) 164 (99.4) 4 (2.4) 161 (97.6) 6 (3.6) 159 (96.4)
≥3 h 3 (5.6) 51 (94.4) 0 (0.0) 64 (100.0) 3 (4.7) 61 (95.3) 6 (9.4) 58 (90.6)
p Value 0.32 0.37 0.006 0.007
Epidural Analgesia
No 7 (1.7) 397 (98.3) 0 (0.0) 470 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 470 (100.0) 7 (1.5) 463 (98.5)
Yes 33 (2.2) 1475 (97.8) 3 (0.2) 1672 (99.8) 42 (2.5) 1633 (97.5) 69 (4.1) 1606 (95.9)
p Value 0.57 0.36 0.001 0.006
Mode of Birth
Normal birth 33 (1.8) 1812 (98.2) 3 (0.1) 2067 (99.9) 33 (1.6) 2037 (98.4) 61 (2.9) 2009 (97.1)
Instrumental birth 7 (10.4) 60 (89.6) 0 (0.0) 75 (100.0) 9 (12.0) 66 (88.0) 15 (20.0) 60 (80.0)
p Value <0.001 0.74 <0.001 0.013
Maternal Age (years)
≤35 21 (1.6) 1324 (98.4) 1 (0.1) 1511 (99.9) 23 (1.5) 1489 (98.5) 41 (2.7) 1471 (97.3)
>35 19 (3.4) 548 (96.6) 2 (0.3) 631 (99.7) 19 (3.0) 614 (97.0) 35 (5.5) 598 (94.5)
p Value 0.01 0.16 0.02 0.001
Previous Cesarean Birth
No 31 (1.8) 1683 (98.2) 2 (0.1) 1926 (99.9) 34 (1.8) 1894 (98.2) 60 (3.1) 1868 (96.9)
Yes 9 (4.5) 189 (95.5) 1 (0.5) 216 (99.5) 8 (3.7) 209 (96.3) 16 (7.4) 201 (92.6)
p Value 0.011 0.18 0.05 0.001

Bold: Significant results are highlighted.