Table 4: Neonatal outcomes between groups, after stratification by methadone dose.

 

High-Dose 70 mg

Low-Dose < 70 mg

p-value

Gestational Age

 

 

 

Gestational Age, mean (SD)

267.3 (16.7)

271.3 (18.6)

0.24

Preterm Birth, %

19.5

20

0.95

Peripartum Complications

 

 

 

Nonreassuring fetal status in labour, %

10.2

12.2

0.74

Emergency Cesarean Delivery, %

12.5

12.2

0.96

1-minute Apgar, median [IQR]

8 [8,9]

8 [8,9]

0.78

5-minute Apgar, median [IQR]

9 [9,9]

9 [9,9]

0.91

Neonatal Resuscitation, %

10.2

12.2

0.74

Admission to Neonatal Care Unit, %

95.5

87.8

0.12

Length of Hospital Stay

 

 

 

Length of Stay, median [IQR]

2 [2,4]

2 [2,5]

0.35

Prolonged Hospital Stay, %

35.2

48.8

0.15