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. 2019 Aug 28;50(11):1914–1922. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719002046

Table 2.

Frequency of obstetric complications

HC BIP SCZ HC v. BIP HC v. SCZ BIP v. SCZ
N = 622 N = 263 N = 607 χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p
N % N % N %
Obstetric complications 166 0.27 85 0.32 170 0.28 2.89 0.089 0.27 0.604 1.65 0.199
Asphyxia 83 0.50 45 0.53 87 0.51 0.20 0.659 0.05 0.829 0.07 0.790
Discolored placenta/amniotic fluid 71 0.43 37 0.44 67 0.39 0.01 0.909 0.39 0.531 0.40 0.528
Emergency C-section 10 0.06 4 0.05 14 0.08 0.19 0.667 0.62 0.431 1.08 0.300
Preterm ⩽35 weeks 13 0.08 8 0.09 28 0.16 0.18 0.669 5.85 0.016 2.33 0.127
Low Apgar score 5 0.03 3 0.04 12 0.07 0.05 0.825 2.86 0.091 1.28 0.259
Bleeding during labor 33 0.20 12 0.14 19 0.11 1.27 0.260 4.86 0.027 0.46 0.498
Bleeding before 28 weeks 8 0.05 3 0.04 16 0.09 0.22 0.637 2.67 0.102 2.84 0.092
Low birth weight ⩽2000 g 4 0.02 4 0.05 15 0.09 0.96 0.327 6.48 0.011 1.39 0.238
Other birth complications 11 0.07 7 0.08 21 0.12 0.22 0.640 3.20 0.074 0.98 0.321

HC, healthy controls; BIP, bipolar spectrum; SCZ, schizophrenia spectrum. Bold numbers represent significant values.