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. 2020 May 6;20:267. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-02962-4

Table 2.

Results of the non-inferiority analysis (with non-inferiority margin of −2%) (N = 1224)

Study group
(n = 612)
Control group
(n = 612)
% Difference
(95% CI)
p value
Cesarean/ instrumental vaginal birth, n (%) 95 (15.5) 110 (18.0)

2.45

(−1.34–6.25)

0.010
Composite outcomea, n (%) 14 (2.3) 22 (3.7)

1.34

(−0.65–3.40)

< 0.001

CI confidence interval

aNewborns with umbilical cord arterial pH < 7.10 and/or 5-min APGAR < 7 and/or transfer to specialist neonatal care; pairs with missing pH values were excluded