Table 6 Association between exposure variables and neonatal resuscitation
Exposure | Category | Resuscitation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | RR | p value | 95% CI | ||
Type of Anaesthesia administered | Spinal | 16 (57.1) | 67 (79.8) | 1 | – | – |
General | 12 (42.9) | 17 (20.2) | 2.15 | 0.015 | 1.16–3.98 | |
Gravidity | Multi-Gravida | 21 (72.4) | 65 (73.9) | 1 | – | |
Primi-gravida | 8 (27.6) | 23 (26.1) | 1.06 | 0.878 | 0.52–2.13 | |
Type of FHR | Abnormal | 25 (86.2) | 74 (84.1) | 1 | – | – |
Non-Reassuring | 4 (13.8) | 14 (15.9) | 0.88 | 0.787 | 0.35–2.23 | |
Referral | Not referred | 28 (96.6) | 71 (80.7) | 1 | – | – |
Referred | 1 (3.4) | 17 (19.3) | 0.19 | 0.98 | 0.03–1.35 | |
Use of Ephedrine | No | 23 (79.3) | 62 (70.5) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 6 (20.) | 26 (29.5) | 0.69 | 0.370 | 0.31–1.54 | |
Gestational age | Term | 20 (69.0) | 52 (59.1) | 1 | – | – |
Premature | 2 (6.9) | 11 (12.5) | 0.55 | 0.383 | 0.15–2.09 | |
Post term | 7 (24.1) | 25 (28.4) | 0.79 | 0.534 | 0.37–1.67 | |
Birth Weight | Normal or high | 20 (83.3) | 68 (85.0) | 1 | – | – |
Low | 4 (16.7) | 12 (15) | 1.1 | 0.841 | 0.43–2.79 | |
Previous CS | No | 26 (89.7) | 75 (85.2) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 3 (10.3) | 13 (14.8) | 0.73 | 0.562 | 0.25–2.13 | |
Fever | No | 23 (79.3) | 76 (86.4) | 1 | – | – |
Yes | 6 (20.7) | 12 (13.6) | 1.43 | 0.342 | 0.68–3.02 | |