Table 2: Neonatal data from newborns of patients in our study.

Newborn variables

Anemic n (%)

Non-anemic n (%)

GA mean (weeks)

35.7*

37.9

Term

4 (8.9)

7(15.5)

Preterm

32 (71.1)

2 (4.5)

Mean weight at birth (grams)

2455 grams**

2971 grams

Neonatal complications

 

 

ARF

5 (11.1)

1 (2.2)

MAS

9 (20)

3 (6.7)

NBTT

10 (2.2)

0

RDS

12 (26.7)

2 (4.4)

 

GA: Gestational Age; ARF: Acute Respiratory Failure; MAS: Meconium Aspiration Syndrome; NBTT: Newborn’s Transitory Tachypnea; RDS: Respiratory Discomfort Syndrome.

n: number of cases, *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test p < 0.016 **Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test p < 0.046.