TABLE 3. Comparison of types of outcome that suggested fetal asphyxia in selective-monitoring months and universal-monitoring months.
|
Outcome |
Selective monitoring |
Universal monitoring |
P Value |
|
Fetuses alive upon admission to labor and delivery unit |
17 410 |
17 641 |
|
|
Fetal deaths in labor and delivery (³500 g) |
25 (1.4/1000) |
30 (1.7/1000) |
NS |
|
Assisted ventilation of neonate |
1259 (7.2%) |
1315 (7.5%) |
NS |
|
Five-minute Apgar score ³5 |
293 (1.7%) |
296 (1.7%) |
NS |
|
Neonates admitted to intensive care nursery |
428 (2.5%) |
460 (2.6%) |
NS |
|
Neonates with seizures |
45 (2.6/1000) |
53 (3.0/1000) |
NS |
Source: Leveno et al. (9).
Edited by Aldo Campana,