Table 2.

Maternal and neonatal obstetrics outcomes among the study groups.

	No D&C n = 686	D&C n = 1087	p Value
Gestational age at delivery	39.1 ± 2	39.2 ± 1.8	0.48
Gestational age at delivery < 37 week	28 (4.1%)	58 (5.3%)	0.23
Gestational age at delivery > 41 week	64 (9.3%)	92 (8.5%)	0.53
Premature rupture of membranes	87 (12.7%)	139 (12.8%)	0.95
Prolonged hospital stay *	13 (1.9%)	15 (1.4%)	0.40
Retained placenta/placental fragments	27 (4.2%)	32 (3.2%)	0.27
Maternal ICU admission	0 (0%)	1 (0.1%)	0.43
Postpartum hemorrhage	68 (9.9%)	82 (7.5%)	0.08
Placental abruption	16 (2.3%)	17 (1.6%)	0.24
Non-vertex presentation	20 (2.9%)	28 (2.6%)	0.67
Hemoglobin drop, g/dL	1.2 ± 1.1	1.2 ± 1	0.71
Hemoglobin drop ≥ 4 g/dL	26 (3.8%)	30 (2.8%)	0.23
Chorioamnionitis	14 (2%)	11 (1%)	0.07
Puerperal fever	9 (1.3%)	9 (0.8%)	0.32
Blood products transfusion	7 (1%)	7 (0.6%)	0.38
Hysterectomy	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	N/A
In labor cesarean	31 (4.5%)	48 (4.4%)	0.92
Cesarean delivery	65 (9.5%)	118 (10.9%)	0.35
Birthweight	3292.3 ± 502.5	3295 ± 503.5	0.91
Birthweight ≥ 4000 g	29 (4.2%)	45 (4.1%)	0.93
Large for gestational age	81 (11.8%)	126 (11.6%)	0.89
Small for gestational age	50 (7.3%)	73 (6.7%)	0.65
Intrauterine Fetal Death	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0.72
1-Minute Apgar score < 7	29 (4.3%)	50 (4.6%)	0.72
5-Minute Apgar score < 7	17 (2.5%)	31 (2.9%)	0.64
NICU admission	43 (6.3%)	61 (5.6%)	0.56
Birth asphyxia	4 (0.6%)	9 (0.8%)	0.55

Data are mean ± standard deviation; number (%); D&C—Dilation and Curettage; ICU—Intensive Care Unit, NICU—Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. * prolonged postpartum hospital stays of >5 days for vaginal deliveries and >7 days for CD.