Table 2.

Neonatal characteristics and morbidities after birth.

	Exposed	Unexposed
Variable	Mean (SD)/N (%)	Mean (SD)/N (%)	RR (95%CI)	P-value
NEONATAL CHARACTERISTICS
Sex: N (%)
Female	93 (53.5%)	79 (44.5%)		0.11
Male	81 (46.5%)	99 (55.5%)
Maturity: Mean (SD)	39.5 (SD: 2.35)	40.0 (SD: 2.03)		0.26
Head circumference: Mean (SD)	35.2 (SD: 1.49)	35.3 (SD: 1.59)		0.88
Birth weight (in grams): Mean (SD)	3096 (SD: 547)	3196 (SD: 498)		0.08
Length: Mean (SD)	48.1 (SD: 4.3)	48.6 (SD: 2.45)		0.30
>37 completed gestation weeks: N (%)
Yes	103 (92.8 %)	114 (95 %)	0.98 (0.92–1.04)	0.67
No	8 (7.2 %)	6 (5 %)
Low birth weight: N (%)
Yes	5 (3%)	1 (1%)	5.33 (0.63–45.11)	0.19
No	164 (97%)	179 (99%)
Dead: N (%)
Yes	9 (5%)	5 (3%)	1.85 (0.63–5.41)	0.39
No	171 (95%)	180 (97%)
NEONATAL MORBIDITIES
Jaundice: N (%)
Yes	17 (10.1%)	15 (8.5%)	1.18 (0.61–2.29)	0.76
No	152(89.9%)	161(91.5%)
Conjunctivitis: N (%)
Yes	12 (7.1%)	9 (5.2%)	1.36 (0.59–3.16)	0.61
No	158 (92.9%)	165 (94.8%)
Lymphadenophathy: N (%)
Yes	11 (6.5%)	15 (9.1%)	0.72 (0.34–1.52)	0.51
No	158 (93.5%)	151 (90.9%)
Respiratory distress: N (%)
Yes	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1.01 (0.14–7.10)	0.99
No	168 (98.8%)	170 (98.8%)
Skin rash: N (%)
Yes	20 (11.8%)	22 (12.6%)	0.94 (0.53–1.65)	0.94
No	150 (88.2%)	153 (87.4%)
Other abnormalities after birth: N (%)
Yes	5 (2.9%)	4 (2.3%)	1.28 (0.34–4.68)	0.97
No	165 (97.1%)	170 (97.7%)