| Antenatal | corticosteroids |  |  |  |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Exposed | Not exposed | Comparative statistic# | 95% CI | p-value |
All babies | n = 114 | n = 152 | Â | Â | Â |
Gestational age at birth*‡ (weeks.days) | 30.4 (2.6) | 29.9 (2.7) | 0.47 | -0.19; 1.13 | 0.16 |
Birth weight*‡ (kg) | 1.62 (0.65) | 1.48 (0.63) | 0.14 | -0.02; 0.29 | 0.08 |
Stillbirth | 2 (2) | 42 (28) | 0.06 | 0.02; 0.25 | 0.01 |
All deaths (stillbirths/deaths prior to discharge) | 18 (16) | 49 (32) | 0.49 | 0.30; 0.79 | 0.01 |
Mode of birth | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
normal vaginal | 59 (52) | 99 (65) | 1 | -- | -- |
vaginal breech | 4 (4) | 19 (13) | 0.39 | 0.14; 1.11 | 0.06 |
operative vaginal birth | 2 (2) | 2 (1) | 1.65 | 0.24; 11.45 | 0.63 |
caesarean section | 49 (43) | 32 (21) | 1.85 | 1.28: 2.67 | 0.01 |
Live born babies | n = 112 | n = 111 | Â | Â | Â |
Live born babies discharged alive | 96 (86) | 103 (93) | 0.92 | 0.84; 1.0 | 0.05 |
Respiratory distress syndrome ‡‡ | 59 (60) | 54 (57) | 1.06 | 0.83; 1.34 | 0.64 |
Severity of lung disease§ |  |  |  |  | 0.01 |
none | 22 (30) | 4 (11) | 1 | -- | -- |
mild | 7 (9) | 15 (42) | -- | -- | -- |
moderate | 27 (37) | 6 (17) | -- | -- | -- |
severe | 18 (24) | 11 (30) | -- | -- | Â |
Use of oxygen therapy¶ | 50 (50) | 55 (57) | 0.86 | 0.66; 1.12 | 0.27 |
Use of mechanical ventilation¶ | 53 (54) | 25 (39) | 1.38 | 0.97; 1.98 | 0.06 |
Apgar Score < 7 at 1 min †| 42 (38) | 57 (52) | 0.73 | 0.54; 0.98 | 0.04 |
Apgar Score < 7 at 5 min †| 15 (14) | 34 (31) | 0.44 | 0.25; 0.75 | 0.01 |