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. 2021 May;31(3):485–494. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v31i3.5

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