Table 7.
Foetal distress signals, gentle birth of head and MABS.
| Factor M (SD) | Foetal distress Yes n = 194 M(SD) |
Meconium in waters Yes n = 173 M(SD) |
Resuscitation Yes n = 57 M(SD) |
Gentle birth of head Yes n = 369 other n = 630 M(SD) |
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| Yes | No | Sig. | Yes | No | Sig. | Yes | No | Sig. | Yes | Other | Sig. | |
| A-R | 39.56 (4.84) | 39.19 (5.18) | F (1, 812) = 0.835, p = 0.361 | 39.39 (4.71) | 39.23 (5.20) | F (1, 812) = 0.041, p = 0.839 | 39.32 (5.13) | 39.26 (5.12) | F (1, 812) = 0.027, p = 0.870 | 39.71 (4.91) | 38.98 (5.23) | F (1, 811) = 4.747, p = 0.030* |
| U-I | 54.41 (13.22) | 48.97 (12.02) | F (1, 812) = 21.168, p = 0.000*** | 51.21 (13.39) | 49.68 (12.20) | F (1, 812) = 2.612, p = 0.106 | 52.94 (12.35) | 49.75 (12.39) | F (1, 812) = 3.811, p = 0.051 | 47.51 (11.77) | 51.44 (12.56) | F (1, 811) = 16.636, p = 0.000*** |
| LCC | 34.83 (8.90) | 31.58 (8.35) | F (1, 812) = 12.018, p = 0.001** | 34.23 (8.35) | 31.74 (8.51) | F (1, 812) = 4.959, p = 0.026* | 32.77 (6.88) | 32.12 (8.62) | F (1, 812) = 0.647, p = 0.421 | 30.80 (8.03) | 32.99 (8.73) | F (1, 811) = 5.551, p = 0.019* |
| Easy | 24.08 (2.32) | 24.22 (2.28) | F (1, 812) = 0.348, p = 0.555 | 23.96 (2.19) | 24.25 (2.31) | F (1, 812) = 2.903, p = 0.089 | 23.55 (2.51) | 24.24 (2.27) | F (1, 812) = 4.245, p = 0.040 | 24.47 (2.29) | 24.03 (2.27) | F (1, 811) = 6.110, p = 0.014* |
| GC | 17.19 (1.97) | 17.86 (1.81) | F (1, 812) = 13.928, p = 0.000*** | 17.59 (1.89) | 17.77 (1.85) | F (1, 812) = 0.849, p = 0.357 | 17.19 (2.18) | 17.77 (1.83) | F (1, 812) = 4.903, p = 0.027* | 18.08 (1.71) | 17.53 (1.91) | F (1, 811) = 11.706, p = 0.001** |
| ADF | 16.53 (4.22) | 16.85 (4.45) | F (1, 812) = 0.667, p = 0.414 | 16.25 (4.32) | 16.90 (4.42) | F (1, 812) = 2.888, p = 0.090 | 16.00 (4.03) | 16.84 (4.43) | F (1, 812) = 1.362, p = 0.243 | 16.75 (4.44) | 16.82 (4.40) | F (1, 811) = 0.068, p = 0.794 |
| IDF | 20.74 (8.02) | 18.91 (6.51) | F (1, 812) = 6.911, p = 0.009** | 19.72 (7.15) | 19.13 (6.77) | F (1, 812) = 0.898, p = 0.344 | 19.85 (6.29) | 19.19 (6.86) | F (1, 812) = 0.909, p = 0.341 | 18.52 (6.01) | 19.67 (7.27) | F (1, 811) = 3.033, p = 0.082 |
| LCBF | 19.38 (8.14) | 15.92 (5.63) | F (1, 812) = 14.704, p = 0.000*** | 18.65 (7.39) | 16.11 (5.95) | F (1, 812) = 11.937, p = 0.001** | 17.00 (6.54) | 16.50 (6.27) | F (1, 812) = 0.451, p = 0.502 | 15.18 (5.22) | 17.37 (6.72) | F (1, 811) = 13.307, p = 0.000*** |
MABS items are defined in Table 1.
*
Multivariate analysis of covariance F ratios: p < 0.05.
**
Multivariate analysis of covariance F ratios: p < 0.01.
***
Multivariate analysis of covariance F ratios: p < 0.001.