Table 3 Maternal and neonatal bacterial culture results
Maternal vaginal swab 24 h after delivery | Neonatal oral swab | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water immersion (n = 33) | Conventional labor (n = 47) | p-value | Water immersion (n = 33) | Conventional labor (n = 47) | p-value | |
Total positive | 5 | 7 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 |
Gram-positive bacilli | 2 (6.1) | 3 (6.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.3) | ||
Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Escherichia coli/Enterococcus faecalis | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | ||
Fungi | 1 (3.0) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Group B Streptococcus | 0 (0) | 1 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||