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Table 3 Outcome at delivery of the 446 newborns delivered in the study

From: The association between labour variables and primiparous women’s experience of childbirth; a prospective cohort study

 

W-DEQ <66 (n = 294)

W-DEQ ≥ 66 (n = 152)

P- value*

Gestational days (n)

281.4 (7.5)

282 (7.3)

0.53

Weight (g)

3570 (413)

3596 (416)

0.53

Length (cm)

51.1 (1.8)

51.1 (1.9)

0.79

Head circumference (cm)

34.9 (1.3)

35 (1.4)

0.28

Girl (n)

159 (54.1)

66 (43.4)

0.052

Apgar score <7

   

1 min

5 (1.7)

11 (7.2)

0.005*

5 min

0 (0.0)

3 (2.0)

0.04*

10 min

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

0.34

Transferred to neonatal intensive care unit (n)

8 (2.7)

12 (7.9)

0.026*

Arterial pH

7.25 (0.09)

7.25 (0.1)

0.67

  1. *P-values <0.05 were considered as statistically significant.
  2. Data are presented as numbers (%) or mean (SD).