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Table 1 Clinical characteristic of mothers and infants from different groups (disinfection group, non-disinfection group and cesarean section group)

From: The effects of perineal disinfection on infant’s oral microflora after transvaginal examination during delivery

Characteristics

D(N = 10)

V(N = 10)

C (N = 10)

DvsVvsC

P value

Mother’s age

28.5 ± 3.5

29.3 ± 3.5

27.3 ± 3.8

0.46

Infant sex (F/M)

5/5

5/5

6/4

0.87

Gestational week

39.5 ± 1.4

39.4 ± 0.7

39.7 ± 1.2

0.87

Birth weight (g)

3130 ± 393

3114 ± 293

3450 ± 451

0.11

Gestational weight gain (kg)

13.2 ± 5.2

13.1 ± 3.2

14 ± 3.8

0.87

Gestational diabetes mellitus

0

1

1

0.59

  1. D represents the disinfection group, V represents the non-disinfection group and C represents the cesarean section group. Three experimental groups were compared using the ANOVA test. Categorical variables were presented as sample number / total number, and relevant group comparisons were performed using Chi-square test. P value of 0.05 or less was considered statistically significant, and test level α = 0.05
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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