Women of reproductive age in a tertiary intensive care unit: indications, outcome and the impact of pregnancy—a retrospective cohort study

Table 4 Neonatal outcome

	All admissions n = 257	Antepartum admissions n = 59	Postpartum admissions n = 198	p value
Male	48.2%	52.8%	47.9%	0.524
Female	51.8%	47.2%	52.1%
Gestational age at birth, weeks	35 (30^2/7–38^1/7)	31^4/7 (27^4/7−36^6/7)	36 (31^4/7−38^4/7)	< 0.001
< 24 weeks	5.6%	12.5%	2.8%
24^0/7–31^6/7	29.8%	41.1%	25%
32^0/7–36^6/7	27.8%	23.2%	28.9%
37^0/7–41^6/7	35.5%	23.2%	41.7%
> 42 weeks	1.2%	0%	1.7%
Spontaneous preterm birth	10.9%	16.9%	10.1%	0.150
Iatrogenic preterm birth	40.7%	54.2%	40.4%	0.060
Birth weight, grams	2215 (1377–3128)	1770 (1045–2780)	2510 (1510–3230)	< 0.001
Apgar at 5 min	9 (7–10)	8 (6–10)	9 (7–10)	0.234
Umbilical pH	7.26 (7.20–7.31)	7.26 (7.21–7.31)	7.26 (7.19–7.31)	0.729
Mortality	17.2%	43.1%	9.7%	< 0.001
Resuscitation	5.1%	11.1%	3.4%	0.057
Mechanical ventilation	34.1%	50%	31.2%	0.039
NICU admission	45.1%	50%	45%	0.600
Composite neonatal morbidity^a	29.1%	41.2%	26.8%	0.100

Data in percentages and medians (Q1–Q3). p values were calculated between antepartum and postpartum maternal ICU admission
NICU neonatal intensive care unit
^aComposite neonatal morbidity was defined as the occurrence of respiratory distress syndrome, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia and/or sepsis

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