Table 3

Neonatal outcome of the study population.

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.