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Table 3 Association Between the Types of Amniotic Fluids

From: Amniotic fluid disorders and the effects on prenatal outcome: a retrospective cohort study

 

Normal AFI

N (%)

Polyhydramnios

N (%)

Oligohydramnios

N (%)

P- value

Maternal age

≤ 35

329 (77.4%)

9 (64.3%)

50(86.2%)

0.14

> 35

96 (22.6%)

5 (35.7%)

8 (13.8%)

Maternal parity

Primigravida

105 (24.7%)

3 (21.4%)

16 (27.6%)

0.85

Multigravida

320 (75.3%)

11 (78.6%)

42 (72.4%)

BMI

< 25

44 (10.3%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (6.9%)

0.76

25–29.9

138 (32.5%)

4 (28.6%)

19 (32.8%)

≥30

243 (57.2)

10 (71.4%)

35 (60.3%)

Gestational age at delivery

Preterm < 37 weeks

21 (5.0%)

2 (14.3%)

8 (13.8%)

0.005

Term 37–41 weeks

366 (86.1%)

9 (64.3%)

49 (84.5%)

Late term ≥42

38 (8.9%)

3 (21.4%)

1 (1.7%)

Admission of baby

Nursery

405

352 (83.0%)

9 (64.3%)

44 (75.9%)

0.11

NICU

91

72 (17.0%)

5 (35.7%)

14 (24.1%)

Mode of delivery

Vaginal

256 (60.2%)

2 (14.3%)

36 (62.1%)

0.008

Instrumental

19 (4.5%)

2 (14.3%)

2 (3.4%)

Emergency CS

78 (18.4%)

5 (35.7%)

14 (24.1%)

Elective CS

72 (16.9%)

5 (35.7%)

6 (10.3%)

Neonatal birth weight

< 1 kg

4 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.7%)

< 0.01

1–1.4 kg

10 (2.4%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (6.9%)

1.5–2.4 kg

19 (4.5%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (17.2%)

2.5 - 4 kg

365 (86%)

12 (85.7%)

38 (65.5%)

> 4 kg

26 (61.3%)

2 (14.3%)

5 (8.6%)

Congenital malformation

No anomaly

398 (93.8%)

12 (85.7%)

55 (94.8%)

0.16

Cardiovascular

11 (2.6%)

2 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Neurological

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Renal

14 (3.3%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (5.2%)