Table 3 Demographic variables according to the need for ventilation in Delivery Room
From: The transition from intra to extra-uterine life in late preterm infant: a single-center study
Yes | No | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 37 | N = 239 | ||
Birth Weight, g mean±SD (range) | 2316±383 (1180–2900) | 2486±465 (1200–3890) | 0.03 |
Gestational age (weeks) | <0.001 | ||
340/7 to 346/7, n (%) | 19 (51.3) | 43 (17.9) | |
350/7 to 356/7, n (%) | 10 (27.1) | 67 (28.0) | |
360/7 to 356/7, n (%) | 8 (21.6) | 129 (53.9) | |
Male, n(%) | 20 (52.6) | 135 (56.7) | 0.78 |
SGA, n (%) | 4 (10.5) | 45 (18.9) | 0.23 |
Twins, n (%) | 11 (28.9) | 51 (21.4) | 0.25 |
Antenatal Steroids, n (%) | 19 (50.0) | 79 (33.2) | 0.03 |
Labour, n (%) | 12 (31.6) | 146 (61.1) | 0.001 |
C-section, n (%) | 33 (89.1) | 157 (65.7) | 0.004 |
Malformations, n (%) | 7 (18.9) | 22 (9.2) | 0.07 |