Table 4 Comparisons across non-anaemic and anaemic groups

Maternal age

27.1 ± 5.6

27.0 ± 5.3

26.7 ± 6.0

27.3 ± 6.8

0.518^a

0.765

Delivery (Gestational week)

37.7 ± 3.13

37.7 ± 3.8

37.2 ± 3.4

35.9 ± 4.5

5.277^a

P1:1 P2:0.170 P3:0,004*

Birth weight g

2969 ± 691

2941 ± 796

2881 ± 814

2598 ± 873

3.832^a

P1:1 P2:0.554 P3:0,009*

Apgar (1. minute)

7.6 ± 1.1

7.6 ± 1.1

7.6 ± 1.1

7.6 ± 1.0

0.084^a

0.969

Apgar (5. minute)

8.6 ± 1.1

8.5 ± 1.1

8.5 ± 1.1

8.6 ± 1.1

0.273^a

0.845

Foetal outcomes

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

X²

 LBW

85(20.4)

55(21.2)

117(25.4)

23(46.9)

18.912^b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.0001**

 Preterm delivery

90(21.6)

50(19.2)

115(25)

20(40.8)

12.287^b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.006*

 Stillbirth

25(6

12(4.6)

42(9.1)

10(20.4)

18.001^b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.0001**

 NICU admission

43(11)

39(15.7)

61(14.6)

7(17.9)

4.22^b

0.239

 Foetal gross congenital anomalies

4(1,00)

4(1.5)

3(0.7)

0(0,00)

1.899^b

0.594

 Foetal distress

27(6.5)

17(6.6)

16(3.5)

2(4.1)

5.182^b

0.159

Maternal outcomes

 Severe preeclampsia or eclampsia

32(7.7)

14(5.4)

34(7.4)

5(10.2)

2.117^b

0.549

 Placental abruption n

1(0.2)

2(0.8)

4(0.9)

6(12.2)

66.241^b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.0001**

 Postpartum haemorrhage

4(1)

2(0.8)

21(4.6)

14(28.6)

107.718^b

P1 > 0.05 P2:0.001 P3:0.0001**

 Maternal blood transfusion

15(3.6)

2(0.8)

9(2)

46(93.9)

693.472^b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.0001**

 Maternal ICU admission

14(3.4)

7(2.7)

28(6.1)

11(22.4)

37.409b

P1 > 0.05 P2 > 0.05 P3:0.0001**

 In-hospital maternal mortality

3(0.7)

1(0.4)

3(0.7)

1(0.2)

0.933^b

0.818

 Emergency caesarean section

67(20.7)

47(23.5)

71(19.6)

11(28.2)

2.364^b

0.50

 Prolonged labour

11(3.4)

11(5.5)

12(3.3)

2(5.1)

2.126^b

0.547

 Oxytocin administration to prompt labours (%)

20(7.8)

24(15.4)

45(15.5)

7(24.1)

11.634^b

P1 > 0.05 p2:0.009* P3: 0.009*