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Table 3 Perinatal characteristics of infants who survived versus those who died ≥37 weeks

From: Early neonatal mortality is modulated by gestational age, birthweight and fetal heart rate abnormalities in the low resource setting in Tanzania – a five year review 2015–2019

Characteristics

Survived n = 17,617

Died n = 138

p value

OR (95% CI)

Birth Weight (g)

3245 ± 482

3102 ± 571

0.001

 

Gestational Age (weeks)

39.15 ± 1.08

39.09 ± 1.33

0.58

 

Male

9669 (54.9%)

84 (61.3%)

0.13

1.3 (0.92–1.84)

Plurals

600 (3.4%)

2/135 (1.5%)

0.33

 

Referred

7230 (41.1%)

78 (56.9%)

0.002

1.9 (1.35–2.67)

Any Labor Complications

7964 (45.3%)

108 (78.8%)

< 0.0001

4.4 (2.97–6.75)

Eclampsia/Preeclampsia

363 (2.0%)

7 (5.1%)

0.02

2.6 (1.22–5.62)

Breech

490 (2.8%)

5 (3.6%)

0.53

 

Abnormal FHRT before Delivery

912 (5.2%)

100 (73.5%)

< 0.0001

50.8 (34.6–74.9)

Cesarean Section Delivery

7276 (41.9%)

79 (60.3%)

< 0.0001

2.1 (1.48–2.99)

Apgar at 1 min

9 (10)

4 (10)

< 0.0001

 

Apgar at 5 min

10 (10)

6 (10)

< 0.0001

 

Apgar Score at 5 min < 7

108 (0.8%)

94 (66.6%)

< 0.0001

354 (235–532)

Bag Mask Ventilation in the DR

992 (5.6%)

120 (87.6%)

< 0.0001

118 (71–197)

  1. Hypothermia not included because of very small numbers
  2. Apgar score numbers presented as Median and Interquartile range
  3. FHRT Fetal Heart Rate, DR Delivery Room