Maternal and infant baseline characteristics of the ACS and No-ACS groups among singletons
| ACS (n=314) | No-ACS (n=530) | P value | |
| Maternal | |||
| Nulliparity, N (%) | 119 (37.9) | 155 (29.2) | 0.009 |
| Married, N (%) | 272 (86.6) | 447 (84.3) | 0.366 |
| Maternal age (years), M(IQR) | 26 (22–31) | 26 (21–31) | 0.392 |
| More than three antenatal care visits**, N (%) | 152 (47.2) | 198 (32.8) | <0.001 |
| Gestational age (weeks), M (IQR) | 33 (31–34) | 32 (28–34) | <0.001 |
| Mode of delivery, N (%) | |||
| Assisted vaginal | 9 (2.9) | 10 (1.9) | <0.001 |
| C-section | 134 (42.7) | 97 (18.3) | |
| Normal vaginal | 171 (54.4) | 423 (79.8) | |
| Indication for delivery, N (%) | |||
| Antepartum haemorrhage | 42 (13.4) | 66 (12.4) | 0.017 |
| Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia | 70 (22.3) | 84 (15.8) | |
| Premature preterm rupture of membrane | 45 (14.3) | 59 (11.2) | |
| Preterm labour | 157 (50.0) | 321 (60.6) | |
| Level of health facility, N (%) | |||
| Tertiary zonal hospital | 228 (72.6) | 110 (20.8) | <0.001 |
| Regional hospital | 75 (23.9) | 226 (42.6) | |
| District hospital | 11 (3.5) | 194 (36.6) | |
| Infants | |||
| Birth weight (g), M (IQR) | 2000 (1600–2350) | 2000 (1600–2500) | 0.567 |
| Sex (male), N (%) | 170 (54.1) | 277 (52.3) | 0.598 |
*Denominator included only those who attended antenatal care (ACS 307 vs No-ACS 494).
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‡Values in bold indicate statistically significant results
ACS, antenatal corticosteroids.