Table 2 Labor events and neonatal outcomes in the two study groups

Baseline cervical dilatation (cm)

(median /25–75 th percentile)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–2)

0.642

Spontaneous ROM (n %)

50 (25.8%)

61 (32.4%)

0.151

Length of membrane rupture (min)

607 ± 683

627 ± 611

0.593

Oxytocin augmentation (n %)

49 (44.5%)

61 (55.5%)

0.121

Duration of analgesia (min)

504 ± 218

453 ± 210

0.022*

-Maternal fever patients

537 ± 221

542 ± 195

0.933

 -No fever patients

490 ± 216

438 ± 208

0.034*

Analgesia to full cervical dilation (min)

381 ± 225

338 ± 203

0.030*

-Maternal fever patients

431 ± 225

356 ± 204

0.694

 -No fever patients

375 ± 224

323 ± 198

0.05

Analgesia to delivery (min)

453 ± 240

388 ± 209

0.010*

-Maternal fever patients

513 ± 260

510 ± 182

0.955

 -No fever patients

431 ± 229

373 ± 208

0.033*

Total dose of epidural local anesthetic (ml)

69 ± 30

48 ± 29

< 0.001*

-Maternal fever patients

74 ± 31

60 ± 24

0.042*

 -No fever patients

66 ± 29

45 ± 29

< 0.001*

Cesarean delivery (n %)

32 (16.5%)

30 (16.0%)

0.887

Maternal fever (n %)

54 (27.8%)

27 (14.4%)

0.001*

 ≧38 °C (n %)

41 (75.9%)

22 (81.5%)

 ≧38.5 °C (n %)

12 (22.2%)

5 (18.5%)

 ≧39 °C (n %)

1 (1.9%)

0 (0%)

Newborn weight (g)

3248 ± 335

3259 ± 358

0.755

Neonatal antibiotic use (n %)

61 (31.4)

77 (41.0)

0.053

Apgar score (1 min)

(median/25-75th percentile)

10 (10–10)

10 (10–10)

0.444

Apgar score (5 min)

(median/25-75th percentile)

10 (10–10)

10 (10–10)