Research Article

A Retrospective Review of Neonatal Sepsis among GBS-Colonized Women Undergoing Planned Cesarean Section after Labor Onset or Rupture of Membranes

Table 3

Neonatal outcomes.

OutcomesGBS positiveGBS 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 ()

Sepsis8 (4.5%)8 (1.0%)314 (1.2%)46 (1.0%)<0.011
Pneumonia1 (0.6%)2 (0.2%)3 (0.3%)26 (0.6%)0.442
NICU21 (11.7%)70 (8.7%)124 (11.0%)451 (9.8%)0.301

1Chi-square test. 2Fisher’s exact test. 3Significant difference within GBS status.