A Retrospective Review of Neonatal Sepsis among GBS-Colonized Women Undergoing Planned Cesarean Section after Labor Onset or Rupture of Membranes
Table 1
Maternal demographic characteristics.
Demographics
GBS positive
GBS negative
value
C-section after labor or PROM ()
C-section before labor or PROM ()
C-section after labor or PROM ()
C-section before labor or PROM ()
Age (y)a
29.7 (6.2)
29.3 (5.6)
29.5 (6.2)
29.4 (5.3)
0.671
Raceb,c
<0.012
White
65 (37.4%)
553 (71.9%)3
441 (40.5%)
3,029 (69.3%)3
Black
49 (28.2%)
77 (10.0%)
273 (25.1%)
317 (7.3%)
Hispanic
39 (22.4%)
94 (12.2%)
262 (24.1%)
706 (16.2%)
Asian
13 (7.5%)
19 (2.5%)
71 (6.5%)
113 (2.6%)
Other
1 (0.6%)
2 (0.3%)
18 (1.7%)
40 (0.9%)
Unknown
7 (4.0%)
24 (3.1%)
23 (2.1%)
165 (3.8%)
BMI conceptiona
26.8 (7.5)
28.4 (7.4)3
25.7 (6.6)
27.5 (7.3) 3
<0.011
>1 parityb
126 (72.4%)
626 (81.4%)3
808 (74.3%)
3,697 (84.6%)3
<0.012
Prior cesareanb
94 (54.0%)
506 (65.8%)3
609 (56.0%)
3,184 (72.9%)3
<0.012
Gestational agea
38.4 (1.1)
38.7 (0.9)3
38.2 (1.1)
38.6 (0.9)3
<0.011
aContinuous variables report means (standard deviation); bcategorical variables report frequency (percentage); crace analyzed as white compared to nonwhite. 1ANOVA analysis. 2Chi-square test. 3Significant difference within GBS status.