Clinical outcome in newborns of perinatally COVID-19 infected women

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparisons between neonates’ characteristics born to COVID-19 positive (cases) and negative (controls) mothers.

		Cases (n = 81)	Controls (n = 157)	Cohen’s d	p-Value
Type of delivery (%)	Natural birth	20.5	34.8	0.28	.024^a
	Cesarean section	79.5	65.2
Need for resuscitation (%)	Yes	36.1	23.4	0.24	.059^a
Need for supplemental Oxygen (%)	Yes	47.5	32.9	0.25	.049^a
Antibiotic use (%)	Yes	26.8	27.2	0.03	.950^a
Eating disorders (%)	Yes	29.8	15.7	0.29	.022^a
Gastrointestinal	Yes	53.6	5.1	0.49	<.001^a
Disorders (diarrhea) (%)
Head circumference	Median	34	34	0.07	.658^b
(cm, at birth)	IQR^2	33–35	33–35
Length	Median	49.0	50.0	0.32	.032^b
(cm, at birth)	IQR	46.4–51	48–52
APGAR score	Median	9	9	0.22	.444^b
(at 5 min)	IQR	9–10	9–10
Days of	Median	10	4	0.81	<.001^b
hospitalization	IQR	6.3 − 14.8	3–8
Days of	Median	7	7	0.08	.747^b
antibiotic use	IQR	2–10	4–9

Statistical tests used: ^aPearson Chi-Square, ^bMann–Whitney U test. IQR: interquartile range.