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Table 3 Fetal and neonatal outcomes by model of care and year of birth

From: Pregnancy outcomes before and after institution of a specialised twins clinic: a retrospective cohort study

 

ANC

TC

PRIVATE

p valuea

 

2007–2010

2009–2011

2009–11

 
 

n = 168

n = 202

n = 202

 

Fetal Outcomes

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Fetal anomaly

0 (0)

2 (1)

6 (3)

0.04

Gestation at birth (weeks), median (IQR)

36.6 (35.3–37.5)

37.1 (35.3–37.6)

36.0 (34.1–37.1)

0.003

Gestation categories:

 

<28 weeks

0 (0)

4 (2)

0 (0)

0.03

28–33 + 6 weeks

16 (10)

28 (14)

46 (24)

0.002

34–36 + 6 weeks

74 (44)

52 (26)

83 (41)

<0.001

37+ weeks

78 (46)

118 (58)

73 (36)

<0.001

Gender

 

Male

85 (51)

103 (51)

99 (49)

0.92

Birthweight mean ± SD (g)

2501 ± 499

2486 ± 586

2283 ± 547

<0.001

Birthweight categories

 

0–999 g

1 (1)

5 (3)

3 (2)

0.35

1000–1499 g

4 (2)

9 (5)

13 (6)

0.18

1500–2499 g

69 (41)

80 (40)

105 (52)

0.03

≥2500 g

94 (56)

108 (54)

81 (41)

0.004

Apgar <5 at 5 min

0 (0)

2 (1)

3 (1)

0.31

Nursery admission at birth

82 (49)

95 (47)

129 (64)

0.001

Stillbirth

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (2)

0.06

Neonatal death

0 (0)

2 (1)

0 (0)

0.16

Perinatal mortality

0 (0)

2 (1)

3 (2)

0.3

Breastfeeding at discharge

144 (86)

173 (86)

185 (92)

0.12

  1. IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation
  2. aOverall ANC Vs. TC Vs. Private comparison (ANC antenatal clinic, TC twins clinic)