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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Mar 12;223(3):419.e1–419.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.03.004

Table 4.

Neonatal Outcomes

Pre ACOG
N=254
Post ACOG
N=203
P-value
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 36.8±9.1 36.9±3.2 0.29
PTD <37 weeks 60 (23.62) 53 (26.11) 0.54
PTD <34 weeks 28 (11.02) 25 (12.32) 0.67
PTD <28 weeks 9 (3.54) 6 (2.96) 0.73
Birthweight (g) 2880±808 3040±2188 0.32
Small for gestational age 32 (12.6) 19 (9.36) 0.29
Apgar at 5 minutes <7 14 (5.5) 13 (6.4) 0.69
NICU admission 84 (33.07) 69 (33.99) 0.84
RDS 26 (10.24) 25 (12.32) 0.55
Ventilator required 15 (5.91) 20 (9.85) 0.16
IVH Grade 3,4 2 (0.8) 1 (0.5) 1.0
NEC 4 (1.57) 1 (0.5) 0.38
Sepsis 3 (1.18) 3 (1.48) 0.1

Values reported as n (%) or mean ± standard.

ACOG: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; PTD: Incidence of preterm delivery, NICU: Neonatal intensive care unit. RDS: Respiratory distress syndrome; IVH: Intraventricular hemorrhage; NEC: Necrotizing enterocolitis.