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Table 2 Characteristics of infants enrolled in the study

From: Maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases in Pavia, Italy

Gestational age, mean (SD)

38 weeks (3)

Sex, number (%)

 Male

35 (50.0)

 Female

35 (50.0)

Apgar score at 1′ and 5′, mean (SD)

9.0 (1.5) and 9.7 (0.9)

Cord pH, mean (SD)

7.27 (0.10)

Blood parameters,

 White Blood Cells x103/μl, mean (± SD)

15.3 (5.9)

 Neutrophils x103/μl, mean (± SD)

8.6 (4.5)

 Hemoglobin g/dL, mean (± SD)

17.2 (2.0)

 Hematocrit, %

51.6 (6.5)

 Platelets x103/μl, mean (± SD)

270.9 (75.5)

Anthropometric data,

 Weight at birth, mean (SD)

3045 gr (699)

  LBWa number (%)

14 (20.0)

  VLBWb number (%)

1 (1.4)

  ELBWc number (%)

1 (1.4)

 Length, mean (SD)

49 cm (3.5)

 Head circumference, mean (SD)

34 cm (2.4)

 IUGRd, number (%)

4 (5.7)

  1. aLow Body Weight (Birth weight < 2500 g)
  2. bVery Low Body Weight (Birth weight < 1500 g)
  3. cExtremely Low Body Weight (Birth weight < 1000 g)
  4. dIUGR Intrauterine growth restriction