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. 2020 Nov 12;10:19745. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76896-4

Table 3.

Perinatal outcomes of 82 randomized study participants.

Variable Verum group
(N = 41)
Placebo group
(N = 41)
p
N (%)
Mean ± SD
Median (Min–Max)
N (%)
Mean ± SD
Median (Min–Max)
Gestational age at delivery 38.5 ± 1.4 38.6 ± 1.2 0.58
Neonatal birthweight 3359 ± 461 3404 ± 475 0.66
Birthweight percentile 47.2 ± 27.4 48.1 ± 28.4 0.88
Apgar score at 1 min 9 (7–10) 9 (3–9) 0.23
Apgar score at 5 min 10 (8–10) 10 (6–10) 0.89
Apgar score at 10 min 10 (9–10) 10 (8–10) 0.49
Umbilical cord pH 7.26 ± 0.08 7.25 ± 0.08 0.88
Preterm delivery 0.20
 Yes 4 (9.8) 1 (2.4)
 No 37 (90.2) 40 (97.6)
PROM 1.00
 Yes 6 (14.6) 7 (17.1)
 No 35 (85.4) 34 (82.9)
Mode of delivery 1.00
 Vaginal 18 (43.9) 18 (43.9)
 Instrumental 1 (2.4) 1 (2.4)
 C-section 22 (53.7) 22 (53.7)
Neonatal sepsis 1.00
 Yes 0 (0) 0 (0)
 No 38 (92.7) 41 (100)
 N/A 3 (7.3) 0 (0)

N/A, not available; PROM, prelabor rupture of membranes.