Table II.

Comparison of delivery characteristics and fetal outcomes between groups.

	ACS treatment group (n= 354)	Control group (n= 5900)	p value
Gestational week at delivery	38.6 ± 0.9	38.7 ± 1.0	0.290&
Male sex, n (%)	176 (49.7%)	2714 (46.0%)	0.174*
Fetal weight, g	3190 ± 340	3170 ± 324	0.589&
Labor induction, n (%)	105 (29.6%)	1657 (28.1%)	0.522*
Vaginal delivery, n (%)	268 (75.7%)	4602 (78%)	0.316*
5 min Apgar <7, n (%)	1 (0.28%)	34 (0.58%)	0.721*
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, n (%)	20 (5.6%)	564 (9.6%)	0.014*
Length of stay in the neonatal unit, day	2.00 ± 0.81	1.69 ± 1.18	0.418&

^*Pearson chi-square tests.

^&Parametric comparisons were made using the t-test, and nonparametric comparisons were made using the Mann–Whitney U test. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n(%).