Mean (SD) birth weight (g) | 3604 (381) | 3411 (416) | <0.001 | 3.39* |
Range | 2585–4510 | 2390–4655 | <0.001 | 3.39* |
Mean (SD) gestational age (weeks) | 40.35 (0.9) | 40.34 (0.9) | NS | |
Male/female (%) | 47.1/52.9 | 51.2/48.8 | NS | |
Mean (SD) maternal age (years) | 30.1 (4.9) | 28.35 (4.4) | <0.01 | |
No of primipara | 52 (43%) | 51 (41.8%) | NS | |
Mean (SD) weight loss (%) | 7.8 (2.1) | 4.8 (7.1) | <0.001 | 1.73† |
No of patients with weight loss >10% | 16 (13.3%) | 2 (1.8%) | =0.001 | |
Labour mode | | | | |
Partum spontaneous | 83 (68%) | 100 (83.3%) | | |
Caesarean section | 31 (25.4%) | 10 (8.3%) | <0.005 | 1.74‡ |
Instrument | 8 (6.6%) | 10 (8.3%) | | |
Feeding mode | | | | |
Breast fed primarily | 94 (78.3%) | 43 (35.8%) | | |
Formula only | 1 (0.8%) | 20 (16.7%) | <0.001 | 6.47§ |
Combined | 25 (20.8%) | 57 (47.5%) | | |