Table 4 Perinatal outcomes relating to the presence of placental inflammation

Intrapartum

Clinical syndrome

7 (3.6)

1 (0.8)

6 (9.2)

P = 0.003*

Intrapartum fever

9 (4.7)

2 (1.6)

7(10.8)

P = 0.004*

Fetal distress

56 (29.2)

35 (27.6)

21 (32.3)

P = 0.5

Meconium

25 (13)

18 (14.2)

7 (10.8)

P = 0.5

Caesarean Section

50 (26)

25 (19.6)

15 (23.1)

P = 0.5

Postnatal

Endometritis

11 (5.7)

9 (7.1)

2 (3.1)

P = 0.3

Fever/Sepsis

24 (12.5)

12 (9.4)

12 (18.5)

P = 0.07

Neonatal

Apgar < 4 at 5mins

8 (4.2)

4 (3.1)

4 (6.2)

P = 0.3

PTB < 37 weeks

20 (10.4)

11 (8.7)

9 (13.8)

P = 0.3

Spontaneous PTB

17 (8.9)

9 (13.8)

8 (6.3)

P = 0.08

SGA < 10th centile

22 (11.5)

14 (11)

8 (12.3)

P = 0.8

LGA > 90 ^th centile

16 (8.3)

14 (11)

2 (3.1)

P = 0.06

Less than 50 ^th centile

100 (52.1)

63 (49.6)

37 (56.9)

P = 0.2

Admission to NICU

50 (26.9)

32 (25.2)

18 (27.7)

P = 0.7

Suspected sepsis

42 (21.9)

25 (19.7)

17 (26.2)

P = 0.3

Confirmed sepsis

5 (2.6)

3 (2.4)

2 (3.1)

P = 0.8

Perinatal Mortality

7 (3.6)

3 (2.4)

4 (6.2)

P = 0.2