Variable |
Low dose IV |
Pritchard IM |
χ2 |
DF |
pvalue |
Delivery outcome |
Apgar score at 1 min |
< 7 |
12(50.0) |
12(50.0) |
|
|
|
≥ 7 |
14(48.3) |
15(51.7) |
0.016 |
1 |
0.901 |
Apgar score at 5 mins |
< 7 |
6(66.7) |
3(33.3) |
|
|
|
≥ 7 |
20(45.5) |
24(54.5) |
Fisher’s exact = 0.293 |
|
|
Alive |
20 (76.9) |
24 (88.9) |
|
|
|
Still birth |
6 (23.1) |
3 (11.1) |
Fisher’s exact = 0.293 |
|
0.464 |
Early neonatal outcome |
Alive |
19 (73.1) |
22 (81.5) |
|
|
|
Dead |
1 (3.8) |
2 (7.4) |
|
|
|
PMR |
3.1 / 1000 |
2.2 / 1000 |
Fisher’s exact = 0.526 |
|
0.465 |
PMR: Perinatal Mortality Rate |