Table 2: Newborn outcomes between groups, described as means (+/- standard deviation), medians [interquartile range], or proportions (%).

 

MMT Group (n = 121)

Controls (n = 242)

p-value

GA at delivery, median [IQR]

38 + 6 [37-40]

39 + 4 [38 + 1-40 + 3]

0.003

Preterm Birth, %

19.8

7.4

0.001

Mode of delivery

Spontaneous VD, %

73.6

74.4

0.89

Operative VD, %

9.1

7.4

0.68

Cesarean Section (CS), %

17.3

18.2

0.83

Birthweight (in grams), mean (SD)

3110.6 (558.6)

3374.0 (520.9)

< 0.001

 Small for gestational age, %

5.1

3.4

0.44

1-minute Apgar, median [IQR]

8 [8,9]

8 [8,9]

0.64

5-minute Apgar, median [IQR]

9 [9,9]

9 [9,9]

0.89

Peripartum Complications 

Fetal Distress in Labour, %

10.7

9.5

0.71

Emergency Delivery by CS, %

13.2

10.7

0.49

Neonatal Resuscitation, %

11.2

7.8

0.35

Admission to Neonatal Care Unit, %

90.9

7

< 0.001

Length of Hospital Stay, median [IQR]

2 [2,5]

2 [1,3]

0.04

Prolonged Hospital Stay > 48 hrs, %

40.5

26

0.01