| FGR (n = 20) | Control (n = 30) | P= | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age (yrs)a | 30.4 (5.9) | 29.5 (.8) | 0.65 | |
Parity (% primiparous) | 66 | 66 | 1.00 | |
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)a | 29 + 5 (21) | 40 + 1 (10) | <0.0001 | |
Gestational age at sampling (weeks)a | 29 + 5 (21) | 29 + 0 (18) | 0.33 | |
Mode of birth (%) | Vaginal | 0 | 70 | <0.0001 |
Instrumental | 0 | 10 | ||
Caesarean section | 100 | 20 | ||
Birthweight (gms)a | 885 (273) | 3,403 (244) | <0.0001 | |
Birthweight centilea | 3 (3) | 45 (16) | <0.0001 | |
Five-minute Apgar scorea | 7 (1) | 9 (1) | <0.001 | |
Neonatal admission (%) | 100 | 7 | <0.0001 | |
Perinatal death (%) | 13 | 0 | 0.10 | |
Smoking (%) | 13 | 0 | 0.10 | |
Gestational hypertension/pre-eclampsia (%) | 40 | 0 | <0.001 | |
Pre-gestational diabetes (%) | 6 | 0 | 0.03 | |
Umbilical artery Doppler USS waveforms (%) | REDFb | 30 | n/a | Â |
AEDFc | 40 | |||
SDRd | 30 |