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. 2020 Mar 4;37(4):953–962. doi: 10.1007/s10815-020-01728-3

Table 2.

Perinatal complications and pregnancy outcomes

Commissioned (n = 78) Spontaneous (n = 71) Age-unadjusted p value Age-adjusted p value
Composite score of perinatal complications
  Total cycles 20 (25.6) 7 (9.9)  0.01  0.02
Individual incidence of perinatal complications*
  Preterm delivery (< 37 weeks) 8 (10.2) 2 (2.8) 0.10
  Preeclampsia/GHTN 7 (9) 1 (1.1) 0.07
  GDM 1 (1.3) 1 (1.1) 1.0
  Postpartum hemorrhage 2 (2.6) 1 (1.1) 1.0
  IUGR 2 (2.6) 1 (1.1) 1.0
  Oligohydramnios 2 (2.6) 0 (0) 0.50
  Placental abruption 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1.0
  NICU 1 (1.3) 1 (1.1) 1.0
  Abnormal placentation 1 (1.3) 0 (0) 1.0
Mode of delivery 0.53
  Cesarean section 9 (11.5) 6 (8.5)
  Vaginal 69 (88.5) 65 (91.5)
Pregnancy outcomes
  Gestational age (weeks) 38.7 ± 1.5 39.4 ± 0.9 0.003 < 0.001
  Birthweight (grams) 3455 ± 508 3563 ± 472 0.40 0.48

Data presented as mean ± SD or n (%). p < 0.05 considered significant

GHTN gestational hypertension, GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, IUGR intrauterine growth restriction, NICU neonatal intensive care unit

*Analyses compared via Fisher’s exact test and performed with Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons against an adjusted p value of 0.0045