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Table 4 The associated factors with NICU admission (n = 3980)

From: Cervical dilatation at diagnosis of active phase of labour determines the mode of delivery and peripartum outcomes: a retrospective study in a single tertiary centre in Malaysia

Variable

Multivariate

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Mean maternal weight at delivery, kg

0.995 (0.987, 1.003)

0.117

Parity

 

0.229

 Nulliparous

1 (Reference)

 

 Multiparous

0.882 (0.719, 1.082)

Oxytocin augmentation

 

0.415

 No

1 (Reference)

 

 Yes

1.114 (0.859, 1.445)

Rate of cervical dilation per hour

3.983 (0.594, 26.680)

0.151

Cervical dilatation at diagnosis of active phase of labour

 

0.054

 4 cm

1 (Reference)

 

 6 cm

0.746 (0.554, 1.005)

Mode of delivery

 

< 0.001

 Vaginal

1 (Reference)

-

 Caesarean section

1.730 (1.358, 2.205)

Mean birth weight, g

1.000 (0.999, 1.000)

0.005

  1. NICU Neonatal intensive care unit, AOR Adjusted odds ratio