Table 5  A subgroup analysis between prophylactic CC and LAC group

sPTB < 24 weeks

4

0

0.132

sPTB < 28 weeks

11

0

0.002

sPTB < 32 weeks

17

1

< 0.001

sPTB < 34 weeks

22

4

0.001

GA at delivery

36.4 (32.6–37.7)

38.3(36-39.6)

< 0.001

Admission after CC(n[%])

48 [65.7%]

8[14%]

< 0.001

Caesarean delivery(n[%])

28

55

< 0.001

Length of hospital stay after delivery (days)

2 (2–3)

3(3–4)

< 0.001

delivery-related complications (n[%])

12 [16.4%]

0[0]

0.001

Infection and Clinical chorioamnionitis

3 [4.1%]

0

0.257

Neonate births

76

60 + 3*

-

Stillbirths (n[%])

12 [15.8%]

1 [1.7%]

0.006

Live births (n[%])

64 [84.2%]

59 [98.3%]

0.001

Birth weight (kg)

2.43 ± 1.00

3.01 ± 0.63

< 0.001

NICU admission (n[%])

28 [43.8%]

10 [16.9%]

0.001

1-min Apgar score

10 (8–10)

10 (10–10)

< 0.001

5-min Apgar score

10 (8–10)

10 (10–10)

< 0.001

1-min Apgar score < 7

8 [12.5%]

0

0.006

5-min Apgar score < 7

3 [4.7%]

0

0.245

Duration of neonatology stay (days)

37 (7–52)

9 (5.75-19)

0.04

Neonate death

3 [4.7%]

0

0.245