| Characteristic |
Group 2 (n=150) |
Group 1 (n=193) |
Significance P |
| Maternal age in years (mean ± SD) |
35.8 ± 4.31 |
31.6 ± 5.23 |
P = 0.000 S |
| Parity (mean ± SD) |
5.24 ± 1.06 |
3.40 ± 2.25 |
P = 0.000 S |
| Gestational age at delivery in weeks (mean ± SD) |
36.5 ± 1.84 |
37.7 ± 2.10 |
P = 0.000 S |
| Hospital stay* (mean ± SD) |
1.81 ± 0.866 |
1.67 ± 0.856 |
P = 0.000 S |
| Birth weight in kilo grams (mean ± SD) |
2.84 ± 0.715 |
3.39 ± 2.91 |
P = 0.024 S |
| Number of abortions (mean ± SD) |
0.93 ± 1.210 |
0.84 ± 1.14 |
P = 0.494 NS |
| Duration of surgery in hours (mean ± SD) |
2.13 ± 0.594 |
1.72 ± 0.844 |
P = 0.000 S |
