Table 3

Offspring outcomes

Specialist
n=511
Standard
n=502
Significance
(p value)
Gender, n (%)0.34
 Female238 (46.6)249 (49.6)
 Male273 (53.4)253 (50.4)
Birth weight (g; mean (SD))3576 (635)3559 (664)0.69
Macrosomia,* n (%)31 (6.1)26 (5.2)0.54
Low birth weight,n (%)21 (4.1)35 (7.0)0.04
Gestation (days; mean (SD))277 (14.1)277 (14.7)0.82
Preterm birth,‡ n (%)40 (7.8)39 (8.4)0.97
Outcome, n (%)
  Live birth510 (99.8)494 (98.4)0.02
 Stillbirth1 (0.2)8 (1.6)
  • *Macrosomia defined as birth weight of 4000 g or more.

  • †Low birth weight defined as birth weight of 2500 g or lower.

  • ‡Preterm birth defined as birth before 259 days gestation.