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).