Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in Term Labor at Hospitals in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics for women with MSAF compared with CAF.

Characteristics	MSAF (); (%)	CAF (); (%)	Chi-square ( value)
Parity			3.152 (0.27)
Primipara (1)	51 (35.2%)	129 (29.7%)
Multipara (2-4)	66 (45.5%)	235 (54%)
Grand multipara (≥5)	28 (19.3%)	71 (16.3%)
ANC follow-up	141 (97.2%)	422 (97%)	0.20 (1.00)
Number of ANC visits ()			4.479 (0.107)
≤2	20 (13.8%)	35 (8%)
>2	120 (82.8%)	388 (89.2%)
GA in weeks			4.973 (0.083)
37-38	19 (13.1%)	88 (20.2%)
39-40	104 (71.7%)	270 (62.1%)
>40	22 (15.2%)	77 (17.7%)
Fetal weight (kg)			0.88 (0.644)
<2.5 kg	8 (5.5%)	24 (5.5%)
2.5-4 kg	135 (93.1%)	399 (91.7%)
>4 kg	2 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)
Onset of labor
Spontaneous	99 (68.3%)	397 (91.3%)
Induced	46 (31.7%)	38 (8.7%)	46.40 (<0.001)
Preeclampsia	23 (15.9%)	31 (7.1%)	9.82 (0.002)
IUGR	17 (11.7%)	5 (1.1%)	33.32 (<0.001)
APH	7 (4.8%)	25 (5.7%)	0.176 (0.674)
Oligohydramnios	11 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	16.79 (<0.001)
GDM	6 (4.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1.84 (0.174)
Chorioamnionitis	2 (1.4%)	13 (3%)	1.11 (0.29)

Fisher’s exact value for small size values.