Variables | No-Readmission Control Group (N = 100) | Readmission Study Group (N = 100) | p Value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age, mean (SD) | 33.1 | (4.9) | 33.4 | (4.3) | 0.66 |
Parity, median (Q1, Q3) | 2.0 | (1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 | (1.0, 3.0) | 0.53 |
Gravidity, median (Q1, Q3) | 1.5 | (1.0, 2.0) | 2.0 | (1.0, 3.0) | 0.24 |
Gestational diabetes mellitus | 17 | (17%) | 11 | (11%) | 0.22 |
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid | 12 | (12%) | 10 | (10%) | 0.65 |
Group B streptococcus | 5 | (5%) | 8 | (8%) | 0.39 |
Hypothyroidism | 5 | (5%) | 7 | (7%) | 0.55 |
Othera, | 11 | (11%) | 6 | (6%) | 0.21 |
Multiple gestations | 2 | (2%) | 1 | (1%) | 0.56 |
Mode of delivery | 0.003 | ||||
Vaginal | 70 | (70%) | 83 | (83%) | NS |
Vacuum | 12 | (12%) | 14 | (14%) | NS |
Caesarean | 18 | (18%) | 3 | (3%) | < 0.001 |
Rupture of membranes | 19 | (19%) | 15 | (15%) | 0.45 |
Positive Coombs | 23 | (23%) | 1 | (1%) | < 0.001 |