Table 1.
Maternal and infant characteristics after prelabour caesarean section (CS) or vaginal delivery and correlations between these characteristics, intervention group and Ages and Stages Questionnaire II total score outcomes at 4 and 12 months of age
| Prelabour CS Mean (SD) | n | Vaginal Delivery Mean (SD) | n | P value | 4 months | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASQ-II total score, Spearman ρ (P value) | |||||||
| Maternal characteristics (at admission to antenatal care), mean (SD) | |||||||
| Age | 33.2 (5.4) | 72 | 31.3 (4.4) | 365 | 0.002 | −0.113 (0.02) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 25.2 (4.2) | 62 | 23.8 (3.8) | 314 | 0.03 | ||
| Infant Characteristics mean (SD) | |||||||
| Gestational Age (weeks) | 38.9 (0.8) | 72 | 40.1 (1.1) | 365 | < 0.001 | 0.243 (< 0.001) | 0.107 (0.03) |
| Apgar score at 5 min | 9.9 (0.4) | 72 | 9.8 (0.7) | 365 | 0.23 | 0.131 (0.009) | |
| Length (cm) | 50.4 (2.2) | 72 | 50.8 (1.9) | 363 | 0.07 | 0.116 (0.02) | |
| Birth weight (gram) | 3547 (656) | 72 | 3572 (474) | 365 | 0.76 | 0.149 (0.002) | |
| Head circumference (cm) | 35.8 (1.7) | 72 | 34.8 (1.4) | 365 | < 0.001 | ||
| pH in umbilical cord artery | 7.29 (0.05) | 64 | 7.26 (0.08) | 327 | 0.002 | ||
| Male, n (%) | 34 (47.2) | 72 | 172 (47.1) | 365 | > 0.99b | ||
| Age at ASQ 4 months test (days) | 118.4 (5.9) | 66 | 120.7 (5.4) | 352 | 0.002 | 0.226 (< 0.001) | |
| Age at ASQ 12 months test (days) | 359.0 (7.4) | 62 | 362.2 (9.3) | 344 | 0.003 | 0.212 (< 0.001) | |
Abbreviations: ASQ Ages and Stages Questionnaire, second edition
a Comparison by Students T test. b Comparison by Fischer’s exact test