Term category 1 CS (n=1179) | Other term emergency CS (exclusion category 1 CS) (n=3527) | p Value | |
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Gestation at delivery* | 40 (40–41) | 40 (38–41) | <0.0001 |
Birth weight (g)* | 3420 (3095–3770) | 3550 (3190–3920) | <0.0001 |
Apgar <7 at 1 min | 241 (20.4) | 377 (10.7) | <0.0001 |
Apgar <7 at 5 min | 68 (5.8) | 67 (1.9) | <0.0001 |
Umbilical arterial pH <7.2 | 279 (23.7) | 321 (9.1) | <0.0001 |
Respiratory distress | 193 (16.4) | 266 (7.5) | <0.0001 |
Neonatal resuscitation | 706 (59.9) | 1828 (51.8) | <0.0001 |
NICU admission | 116 (9.8) | 87 (2.5) | <0.0001 |
Seizure | 10 (0.8) | 9 (0.3) | 0.013 |
Data presented as N (percentage) unless otherwise specified.
*Data presented as median (IQR).
CS, caesarean section; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.