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.