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Table 4 Ages & Stages Questionnaire II results at 12 months of age in infants born with prelabour caesarean section (CS) and cord clamping at 30 s or vaginal delivery

From: Prelabour caesarean section and neurodevelopmental outcome at 4 and 12 months of age: an observational study

 

Mode of delivery

Unadjusted analysis

Adjusted analysis a

Prelabour CS N = 62

Vaginal Delivery N = 336

Mean difference (95% CI)

P-value b

Mean difference (95% CI)

P-value b

Total score

220.2 ± 40.9

231.3 ± 39.5

− 11.1 (− 22.9 to − 0.3)

0.04

− 8.5 (− 19.2 to 2.2)

0.12

Communication

39.8 ± 13.7

40.5 ± 12.4

−0.7 (− 4.1 to 2.8)

0.70

− 0.2 (− 3.6 to 3.3)

0.92

Gross Motor

42.3 ± 14.8

47.4 ± 14.9

−5.1 (− 9.1 to − 1.0)

0.01

−4.7 (− 8.8 to − 0.7)

0.02

Fine Motor

49.7 ± 10.1

52.2 ± 8.2

−2.5 (− 4.8. to − 0.2)

0.03

−2.0 (− 4.3 to 0.3)

0.09

Problem solving

45.7 ± 11.7

47.2 ± 11.5

− 1.5 (− 4.6 to 1.7)

0.37

−0.8 (− 3.9 to 2.3)

0.63

Personal social

42.6 ± 11.4

43.9 ± 11.7

−1.3 (− 4.5 to 1.9)

0.42

− 0.9 (− 4.1 to 2.3)

0.59

  1. a Adjusted for age at testing. b Comparison by Students T test