Case (N=28) Control (N=238) p
<Background of institute>      
More than two specialists 26 (92.9%) 218 (91.6) 0.894
Availability of NICU 27 (96.4%) 221 (92.9%) 0.936
24 hour anesthetic availability 23 (82.1%) 174 (73.1%) 0.65
<Risk factors>      
Preeclampsia/eclampsia 7 (25%) 54 (22.7%) 0.449
Chronic hypertension 7 (25%) 26 (10.9%) 0.033
<Informations on admission>      
Maternal transfer 17 (60.7%) 138 (58) 0.47
Onset place of symptoms: outside obstetric facilities 25 (89.3%) 178 (74.8) 0.274
Parity 1 (0-5)* 1 (0-6)* 0.262
< Clinical symptoms and laboratory findings >      
Vaginal bleeding 11 (39.3%) 133 (55.9%)   0.13  
Abdominal pain 13 (46.4%) 83 (34.9%)   0.48
Abnormal ultrasonographic finding 19 (67.9%) 164 (68.9%) 0.676
Abnormal FHR patterns 28 (100%) 138 (58%) 0.0008
  Bradycardia 22 (78.6%) 64 (26.9%) <0.0001
  Late deceleration 4 (14.3%) 47 (19.7%) <0.0001
<Informations at/after delivery>      
Cesarean section 28 (100%) 228 (95.8%) 0.87
Gestational age at delivery (weeks) 32 (24-40)* 35 (24-40)* 0.0021
Birth weight (g) 1776 (517-3124)* 2063 (694-3504)* 0.018
Male 12 (42.9%) 136 (57.1%) 0.09
Apgar score ( 1 min) 1 (0-7)* 6 (0-7)* <0.0001
Apgar score (5 min) 2 (0-9)* 8 (0-9)* <0.0001
Blood transfusion 17 (60.7%) 56 (23.5%) 0.0007
* Represents median (min-max)
Table 4: Results of the univariate analysis in terms of risk factors of an adverse outcome.
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