Table 3.

Number and type of offspring complications for live births overall and by term status

	Preterm (N = 64)	Term (N = 115)	P value	Overall (N = 179)
Neonatal hypoglycemia	27 (42.2)	25 (22.1)	0.0049	52 (29.4)
Respiratory distress requiring surfactant or ventilation	23 (35.9)	10 (8.9)	<0.0001	33 (18.6)
Neonatal hypocalcemia*	4 (6.3)	3 (2.7)	0.2609	7 (4.0)
Shoulder dystocia*	3 (4.7)	2 (1.8)	0.3551	5 (2.8)
Cardiac anomaly	12 (18.8)	6 (5.4)	0.0048	18 (10.2)
Other congenital anomalies#	10 (15.6)	8 (7.3)	0.0811	18 (10.3)

Data are N (%) unless otherwise indicated.

^*P value from Fisher exact test.

^#Other congenital anomalies include anencephaly, congenital hemivertebra, multicystic dysplastic kidney, butterfly vertebra, asymmetrical crying face, duplex ureters, pelvic kidney, and macroglossia.