Neonatal outcome | NVD | CS | Total | P-value |
Umbilical artery blood gas PH | 7.31 ± 0.24 | 7.33 ± 0.18 | 7.32 ± 0.31 | 0.973 |
First minute Apgar | 8.70 ± 1.07 | 8.73 ± 0.91 | 8.71 ± 1.03 | 0.748 |
Five minute Apgar | 9.76 ± 0.94 | 9.83 ± 0.58 | 9.78 ± 0.86 | 0.267 |
Need for resuscitation | ||||
No | 466 (87.4) | 200 (93.9) | 666 (89.3) | 0.058 |
Initial resuscitation steps | 59 (11.1) | 5 (2.3) | 64 (8.6) | <0.001 |
Advanced resuscitation | 8 (1.5) | 8 (3.8) | 16 (2.1) | 0.091 |
NICU admission | 0.370 | |||
No | 495 (92.9) | 202 (94.8) | 697 (93.4) | |
Yes | 38 (7.1) | 11 (5.2) | 49 (6.6) | |
Asphyxia | 0.558 | |||
No | 529 (99.2) | 212 (99.5) | 741 (99.3) | |
Yes | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (0.7) | |
First-hour breastfeeding | 0.389 | |||
No | 173 (32.5) | 77 (36.2) | 250 (33.5) | |
Yes | 360 (67.5) | 136 (63.8) | 496 (66.5) | |
Newborn death | 0.789 | |||
No | 532 (99.8) | 213 (100) | 745 (99.9) | |
Yes | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
Data are presented as n (%), or mean ± standard deviation (SD).
NVD: Normal vaginal delivery; CS: Cesarean section; NICU: Neonatal intensive care unit.