Maternal and Cord Serum Cytokine Changes with Continuous and Intermittent Labor Epidural Analgesia: A Randomized Study

Table 2

Maternal and neonatal temperature changes in febrile and afebrile groups.

Variable	Febrile °C	𝑛	Afebrile °C	𝑛	P
Baseline	36.9 ± 0.44	26	36.5 ± 0.55	63	0.003
4-hour	37.7 ± 0.52	26	37.0 ± 0.58	57	<0.001
8-hour	38.3 ± 0.40	20	37.3 ± 0.48	24	<0.001
4-hour PP	37.6 ± 0.52	26	37.0 ± 0.56	63	<0.001
Neonatal	37.0 ± 0.44	26	36.7 ± 0.50	63	0.012

Data are mean ± standard deviation. 4-hour PP = 4-hour postpartum.