Table 2

Characteristics of resuscitation in delivery room

Gestational weeksGroup 1, n/N (%)Group 2, n/N (%)p ValueGroup 1,
OR (95% CI)
Group 2,
OR (95% CI)
Group 1,
aOR (95% CI)*
Group 2,
aOR (95% CI)*
Oxygen treatment
 Total967/2483 (38.9)566/2555 (22.1)<0.0011 [reference]0.44 (0.39 to 0.50)1 [reference]0.38 (0.34 to 0.44)
 37138/373 (37.0)117/369 (31.7)0.121 [reference]0.79 (0.58 to 1.07)1 [reference]0.72 (0.52 to 1.00)
 38278/654 (42.5)151/713 (21.8)<0.0011 [reference]0.36 (0.28 to 0.46)1 [reference]0.32 (0.24 to 0.41)
 39247/737 (33.5)139/723 (19.2)<0.0011 [reference]0.47 (0.37 to 0.59)1 [reference]0.42 (0.32 to 0.54)
 40235/549 (42.8)111/568 (19.5)<0.0011 [reference]0.32 (0.24 to 0.42)1 [reference]0.28 (0.20 to 0.37)
 4169/170 (40.5)48/182 (26.3)0.0041 [reference]0.52 (0.33 to 0.82)1 [reference]0.41 (0.25 to 0.67)
Face mask CPAP
 Total43/2483 (1.7)285/2555 (11.1)<0.0011 [reference]7.12 (5.20 to 9.99)1 [reference]7.02 (5.08 to 9.93)
 376/373 (1.6)63/369 (17.0)<0.0011 [reference]12.59 (5.82 to 32.98)1 [reference]12.48 (5.56 to 33.78)
 3810/654 (1.5)74/713 (10.3)<0.0011 [reference]7.45 (4.00 to 15.49)1 [reference]7.80 (4.12 to 16.40)
 398/737 (1.0)70/723 (9.6)<0.0011 [reference]9.76 (4.95 to 22.16)1 [reference]10.16 (5.04 to 23.48)
 4014/549 (2.5)56/568 (9.8)<0.0011 [reference]4.17 (2.36 to 7.89)1 [reference]4.43 (2.38 to 8.84)
 415/170 (2.9)22/182 (12.0)0.0011 [reference]4.53 (1.80 to 13.80)1 [reference]3.81 (1.44 to 12.08)
Bag-and-mask ventilation
 Total58/2483 (2.3)79/2555 (3.0)0.091 [reference]1.33 (0.94 to 1.88)1 [reference]1.10 (0.75 to 1.62)
 377/373 (1.8)12/369 (3.2)0.231 [reference]1.75 (0.69 to 4.76)1 [reference]2.19 (0.75 to 7.18)
 3817/654 (2.6)13/713 (1.8)0.321 [reference]0.69 (0.32 to 1.43)1 [reference]0.34 (0.11 to 0.89)
 3918/737 (2.4)30/723 (4.1)0.061 [reference]1.72 (0.96 to 3.18)1 [reference]1.44 (0.71 to 2.97)
 4013/549 (2.3)15/568 (2.6)0.771 [reference]1.11 (0.52 to 2.40)1 [reference]0.95 (0.40 to 2.30)
 413/170 (1.7)9/182 (4.9)0.101 [reference]2.89 (0.84 to 13.21)1 [reference]3.74 (0.89 to 25.48)
  • Adjusted confounders. *Maternal age, multipara, multiple births, abruptio placentae, meconium staining of the amniotic fluid, caesarean section, labour induction, epidural labour analgesia, low Apgar score at 5 min (≤7), low birth weight (<2500 g).aOR, adjusted OR; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.