Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis

Table 2

Neonatal outcomes before and after matching.

Variable	Before matching			After matching
	Cesarean delivery	Vaginal delivery	value	Cesarean delivery	Vaginal delivery	value
Patients,	101	89		51	51
RDS,	55 (54.5)	20 (22.5)	<0.001	26 (51.0)	14 (27.5)	0.025
Intubation period, days	2 [0, 21]	0 [0, 1]	<0.001	1 [0, 7]	0 [0, 2]	0.144
Mechanical ventilation period, days	15 [2, 50]	2 [0, 11]	<0.001	5 [1, 29]	1 [0, 29]	0.18
IVH,	5 (5.0)	2 (2.2)	0.451	3 (5.9)	2 (3.9)	0.678
Neonatal sepsis,	4 (4.0)	5 (5.6)	0.735	2 (3.9)	3 (5.9)	1.000

Values are presented as numbers (%) or medians [interquartile range]. RDS, respiratory distress syndrome; IVH, intraventricular hemorrhage.