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Table 5 Maternal and infant outcomes

From: Antenatal telephone support intervention with and without uterine artery Doppler screening for low risk nulliparous women: a randomised controlled trial

  

Group

  
  

C (n = 278)

T (n = 276)

T + D (n = 268)

X2

p

Gestation at delivery (days)

Mean (SD)

279.3 (16.0)

279.9 (14.9)

279.3 (13.4)

2.59

0.30

Onset of labour

Spontaneous

236 (84.9)

221 (80.1)

211 (78.7)

  

Induced

34 (12.2)

48 (17.4)

50 (18.7)

4.74

0.31

No labour

8 (2.9)

7 (2.5)

7 (2.6)

  

Reason for induction

Postdates

21 (61.8)

29 (60.4)

24 (48.0)

  

Preeclampsia

6 (17.6)

8 (17.0)

9 (18.0)

4.06

0.67

Fetal concern

4 (11.7)

3 (6.4)

6 (12.0)

  

Other

3 (8.8)

8 (16.7)

11 (22.0)

  

Mode of delivery

Normal vaginal

121 (43.5)

114 (41.3)

113 (42.2)

  

Assisted vaginal

97 (34.9)

92 (33.3)

90 (33.6)

1.53

0.95

Emergency LSCS **

52 (18.7)

63 (22.8)

58 (21.6)

  

Elective LSCS

8 (2.9)

7 (2.5)

7 (2.6)

  

Delivery related complication

PPH (> 500mls)

36 (21.6)

32 (19.2)

39 (23.4)

  

Shoulder dystocia

4 (2.4)

4 (2.4)

5 (3.0)

2.54

0.86

3rd/4th degree tear

9 (5.4)

12 (7.2)

8 (4.8)

  

Infant outcome

Live birth

274 (99.3)

274 (99.6)

269 (99.6)

  

Stillbirth

1 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1.99

0.73

Miscarriage/TOP #

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

  

Infant sex

Male

138 (50.2)

141 (51.3)

132 (49.3)

  

Female

137 (49.8)

134 (48.7)

136 (50.7)

  

Birthweight (grams)

Mean (SD)

3395 (530.7)

3346 (555.9)

3356 (546.7)

0.60

0.55

Small for gestational age

5th-10th percentile

12 (4.4)

15 (5.5)

13 (4.9)

0.72

0.94

<5th percentile

12 (4.4)

10 (3.6)

9 (3.4)

  

Preterm < 37 weeks

9 (3.2)

17 (6.2)

14 (5.2)

2.66

0.26

Congenital abnormality

7 (2.5)

5 (1.8)

2 (0.7)

  

Admission to SCBU *

12 (4.3)

9 (3.3)

8 (3.0)

0.89

0.64

Severe pre eclampsia

0 (0.0)

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

  

Pre eclampsia

6 (2.2)

7 (2.2)

6 (2.6)

7.8

0.45

Pregnancy induced hypertension

28 (10.1)

18 (6.5)

24 (8.9)

  

Pregnancy induced proteinuria

0 (0.0)

3 (1.1)

1 (0.4)

  
  1. SCBU* - Special care baby unit; LCSC** - Lower section Caesarean section; TOP# - Termination of pregnancy.
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