Table 1. Maternal and neonatal demographic characteristics in the two groups.

IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction; PROM, premature ruptured of membranes; SVD, spontaneous vaginal delivery; BWT, birth weight; GA, gestational age

Variables	Probiotic and lactoferrin (n=134)	No probiotic and lactoferrin (n=150)	p-Value
Maternal age	30.29 ± 6.5	28.93 ± 8.9	0.14
IUGR, n (%)	46 (44.7%)	57 (55.3%)	0.52
Antenatal steroids, n (%)	98 (48.3%)	105 (51.7%)	0.72
PROM, n (%)	15 (30.6%)	34 (69.4%)	0.005
Singleton, n (%)	77 (44.5%)	96 (55.5%)	0.23
SVD, n (%)	27 (46.6%)	31 (53.4%)	0.82
BWT (grams)	1,087 ± 281	1148 ± 264	0.59
GA (weeks)	29.60 ± 2.60	29.66 ± 2.81	0.90
Sex (male %)	63 (49.6%)	64 (50.4%)	0.46
Outborn, n (%)	1 (0.75%)	14 (9%)	0.001