Table 4 Primary clinical outcomes among women with a singleton gestation and their infants
Intervention group | Routine-care group | Adjusted RR (95% CI) | Adjusted p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infants | n = 474 | n = 496 | ||
Any serious perinatal complication | 7 (1.5) | 23 (4.6) | 0.33 (0.14–0.76) | 0.01 |
Death | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.0) | 0.07 | |
Shoulder dystocia | 7 (1.5) | 16 (3.2) | 0.46 (0.19–1.12) | 0.09 |
Bone fracture | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0.38 | |
Nerve palsy | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.6) | 0.11 | |
Admission to neonatal nursery | 330 (69.6) | 294 (59.3) | 1.15 (1.04–1.26) | 0.004 |
Jaundice requiring phototherapy | 44 (9.3) | 42 (8.5) | 1.06 (0.71–1.59) | 0.76 |
Women | n = 474 | n = 496 | ||
Induction of labour | 183 (38.6) | 148 (29.8) | 1.34 (1.13–1.60) | 0.001 |
Caesarean delivery | 142 (30.0) | 153 (30.8) | 0.97 (0.80–1.17) | 0.76 |