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Table 4 Perinatal outcomes of the 2nd birth (post-intervention)

From: Aiming to increase birth weight: a randomised trial of pre-pregnancy information, advice and counselling in inner-urban Melbourne

 

Intervention N = 392

Comparison N = 394

 

Birth interval (months)

   

Mead (SD)

40.0 (30)

38.1 (26)

F 0.89, p 0.35; unequal variance in birth interval

Missing

(2)

(1)

 

Birth weight

   

Mean (SD)

3403 (509)

3500 (504)

Difference -97 g

Missing data

(3)

(2)

 

Low birth weight (<2500 g)

25/393

14/394

OR (exact) 1.85 [0.91, 3.91]

Birth weight <10thpercentile*

40/378 (11%)

31/382(8%)

OR (exact) 1.14 [0.55, 2.38]

Low birth weight

   

<1000 g

6

0

 

1000–1499

3

0

 

1500–1999

7

2

 

2000–2499

9

12

 

All with birth weight (≥ 2,500 g

367

380

 

Missing data

(3)

(2)

 

All births

395

396

 

Gestation

   

Mean (SD)

39.3 (2.2)

39.5 (1.5)

 

Preterm birth (<37 weeks)

24 (6%)

17 (4%)

OR (exact) 1.44 (0.73, 2.91)

Preterm birth

   

20–27 weeks

4

0

 

28–31 weeks

6

1

 

32–36 weeks

14

16

 

All with gestations ≥ 37 weeks

366

374

 

Missing data

(2)

(3)

 

All gestations

392

394

 
  1. *All twins excluded.