Table 1: Maternal
demographic and clinical information for women with high risk obstetrical
conditions.
|
|
Diabetes Mellitus |
Substance Abuse |
Miscellaneous High Risk |
Prior Preterm Labor/Delivery |
P value |
|
No. of women |
112 |
80 |
75 |
41 |
|
|
Age (y) (mean ± SD) |
28 ± 6 |
27 ± 5 |
23 ± 7 |
28 ± 6 |
< 0.0001 |
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
White no. (%) |
38 (34) |
74 (93) |
32 (43) |
8 (19) |
|
|
Black no. (%) |
55 (49) |
5 (6) |
36 (48) |
29 (71) |
|
|
Other no. (%) |
19 (17) |
1 (1) |
7 (9) |
4 (10) |
|
|
Prepregnant BMI (mean ±
SD) |
35 ± 9 |
27 ± 6 |
31 ± 12 |
30 ± 8 |
< 0.0001 |
|
BMI ≥ 35
kg/m2 no. (%) |
58 (51) |
9 (12) |
19 (25) |
11 (27) |
< 0.0550 |
|
Smoking no. (%) |
23 (20) |
59 (74) |
14 (19) |
15 (37) |
0.0001 |
|
Multiparous no. (%) |
80 (71) |
62 (78) |
45 (60) |
41 (100) |
< 0.0001 |
|
Mode of delivery |
|
|
|
|
< 0.0014 |
|
Vaginal no. (%) |
50 (45) |
50 (62) |
54 (72) |
28 (68) |
|
|
Primary cesarean no. (%) |
30 (27) |
16 (20) |
17 (23) |
5 (12) |
|
|
Repeat cesarean no. (%) |
32 (28) |
14 (18) |
4 (5) |
8 (20) |
|
|
Perinatal infections |
|
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
|
Hepatitis C no. (%) |
1 (1) |
29 (36) |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Hepatitis B no. (%) |
3 (3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
|
Herpes simplex no. (%) |
4 (4) |
6 (8) |
4 (5) |
1 (2) |
|
|
Mothers LOS (mean ± SD) |
4 ± 2 |
4 ± 2 |
4 ± 1 |
4 ± 2 |
< 0.038 |
|
Intended to breastfeed
no. (%) |
88 (79) |
57 (71) |
53 (71) |
32 (78) |
< 0.1694 |
|
Mother-infant contact ≤ 2 hrs
no. (%) |
51 (46) |
43 (57) |
45 (56) |
29 (71) |
0.0466 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; LOS: Length of Stay.