Characteristics | Epidural Anesthesia (n = 115) | No Epidural Anesthesia (n = 116) |
---|---|---|
Mean maternal age, y | 29 | 27 |
Nulliparity, % | 49* | 34* |
White race, % | 95 | 96 |
Maternal length of stay, d | 2.0 | 1.9 |
Infant female, % | 50 | 50 |
Mean gestational age, wk | 39 | 39 |
Mean birth weight, g | 3,490 | 3,500 |
Mean Apgar score—1 min | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Mean Apgar score—5 min | 8.9 | 8.9 |
Infant umbilical arterial, pH | 7.27† | 7.28‡ |
Meconium, % | 11 | 16 |
Infant length of stay, d | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Infant positive Coombs test, % | 11 | 10 |
Infant void within 24 hours, % | 90 | 94 |
* P = .02, Mantel-Haenszel chi-square test.
† n = 87.
‡ n = 70.