Table 3.
Maternal obstetric and medical conditions in neonates admitted to JMC
| Variable | Total | Sepsis, N (%) |
No sepsis, N (%) |
p (95% CI) | |
| Parity (N=303) | 1 | 136 | 91 (66.9) | 45 (33.1) | .15 (.85, 2.81) |
| 2–4 | 126 | 79 (62.7) | 47 (37.3) | ||
| ≥5 | 41 | 25 (61.0) | 16 (39.0) | ||
| Antenatal care (N=304) | Yes | 291 | 185(63.6) | 106 (36.4) | .36 (.31, 25.98) |
| No | 13 | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | ||
| Urinary tract infection (N=304) | Yes | 14 | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | .87 (.21, 3.81) |
| No | 290 | 184 (63.4) | 106 (36.6) | ||
| Prolonged rupture of membrane (N=298) |
Yes | 36 | 29 (80.6) | 7 (19.4) | .09 (.87, 7.81) |
| No | 262 | 160 (61.1) | 102 (38.9) | ||
| Prolonged labor (N=301) | Yes | 42 | 35 (83.3) | 7 (16.7) | .32 (.62, 4.17) |
| No | 259 | 158 (61.0) | 101 (39.0) | ||
| Fever in the last 7 days before delivery (N=304) |
Yes | 11 | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | .45 (.09, 2.83) |
| No | 293 | 186 (63.5) | 107 (36.5) | ||
| Fever during labor and delivery (N=304) |
Yes | 19 | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.3) | .49 (.22, 2.08) |
| No | 285 | 181 (63.5) | 104 (36.5) | ||
| Foul smelling liquor (N=274) | Yes | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 2 (22.2) | .33 (.31, 1.48) |
| No | 265 | 165 (62.3) | 100 (37.7) | ||
| Chorioamnionitis (N=211) | Yes | 10 | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | .34 (.82, 1.80) |
| No | 201 | 122 (60.7) | 79 (39.3) | ||
| Meconium stained amniotic fluid (N=218) |
Yes | 22 | 14 (4.7) | 8 (2.7) | .17 (.16, 1.39) |
| No | 196 | 125 (41.8) | 71 (23.7) | ||
| Place of delivery (N=301) | Institutional | 284 | 184 (67.8) | 100 (32.2) | .78 (.18, 10.04) |
| Home | 17 | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | ||
| Mode of delivery (N=299) | SVD | 188 | 114 (38.1) | 74 (24.7) | .47 (.70, 2.15) |
| CS | 104 | 75 (25.1) | 29 (9.7) | ||
| ID | 7 | 3 (1.0) | 4 (1.3) |
SVD: Spontaneous vaginal delivery; CS: Cesarean section; ID: Instrumental delivery