Table 3 Characteristics of newborns by alcohol use during pregnancy identified as a risk factor
Variables | Alcohol-exposed | Non alcohol-exposed | Overall | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 1593 (1.1) | 143,186 (98.9) | 144,779 | |
Gestational age (weeks) - mean (SD) | 38.3 (2.2) | 38.3 (2.2) | 38.4 (2.0) | 0.077 |
Sex (%) | 0.616 | |||
Female | 795 (49.9) | 69,753 (48.7) | 70,548 (48.7) | |
Male | 798 (50.1) | 73,426 (51.3) | 74,224 (51.3) | |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.0) | 7 (0.0) | |
Birth length (cm) - mean (SD) | 50.7 (3.4) | 50.9 (3.0) | 50.9 (3.0) | 0.003* |
Birth head circumference (cm) - mean (SD) | 34.5 (1.9) | 34.7 (1.8) | 34.7 (1.8) | < 0.001** |
IUGR – n (%) | 42 (2.6) | 3418 (2.4) | 3460 (2.4) | 0.51 |
NICU days (level II) - mean (SD) | 7.80 (9.3) | 8.41 (12.0) | 8.40 (11.9) | 0.541 |
NICU days (level III) - mean (SD) | 8.79 (12.2) | 15.98 (27.1) | 15.89 (27.0) | 0.195 |
Transfer NICU days (level II) - mean (SD) | 3.52 (9.2) | 3.10 (8.5) | 3.10 (8.5) | 0.604 |
Transfer NICU days (level III) - mean (SD) | 3.37 (16.2) | 1.60 (9.3) | 1.62 (9.4) | 0.051 |
Breastfeeding initiation - n (%) | < 0.001** | |||
< = 1 h | 815 (51.2) | 83,205 (58.1) | 84,020 (58.0) | |
> 1 and < = 24 h | 499 (31.3) | 42,984 (31.3) | 43,483 (30.0) | |
> 24 h | 49 (3.1) | 3427 (2.4) | 3476 (2.4) | |
N/A | 156 (9.8) | 4756 (3.3) | 4912 (3.4) | |
Unknown | 74 (4.6) | 8814 (6.2) | 8888 (6.1) | |
Newborn resuscitation/ re-stabilization | ||||
Drugs – n (%) | 0.029* | |||
Yes | 19 (1.2) | 932 (0.7) | 951 (0.7) | |
No | 1573 (98.7) | 142,149 (99.3) | 143,722 (99.3) | |
Unknown | 1 (0.1) | 105 (0.1) | 106 (0.1) | |
Oxygen - n (%) | 153 (9.6) | 8842 (6.2) | 8995 (6.2) | < 0.001** |
IPPV mask given - n (%) | 170 (10.7) | 9441 (6.6) | 9611 (6.6) | < 0.001** |
Chest compressions given - n (%) | 4 (0.3) | 173 (0.1) | 177 (0.1) | 0.263 |