Table 3

Neonatal Outcomes


Misoprostol n = 80 (%)
Dinoprostone n = 83 (%)
Statistical significance

Birth weight (g) 1
3275 ± 430
3373 ± 390
NS
Perinatal death
0
1(1.2%)
NS
Neonatal resuscitation
9 (11.3%)
9 (10.8%)
NS
     O2 Supplementation
1
2

     Ambou ventilation
7
6

     Intubation in labor room
1
1

Apgar score < 7



     1 min
10 (12.5%)
5 (6.0%)
NS
     5 min
1 (1.3%)
0

Cord blood pH (arterial)1
7.28 ± 0.05
7.27 ± 0.05
NS
Base deficit 1
5.0 ± 2.3
5.7 ± 3.2
NS
7.01 < cord pH < 7.20
3 (3.8%)
4 (4.8%)
NS
10 < base deficit < 16
1 (1.3%)
2 (2.5%)
NS
Hyperbilirubinemia 2
9 (11.3%)
5 (6.0%)
NS
Birth trauma 3
0
2 (2.5%)
NS

1Values expressed as mean ± SD

2Excluding pathological causes of icterus

3Both were clavicle fractures

Papanikolaou et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:70   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-70