Table 3. Neonatal and maternal outcomes among 500 study participants with term delivery complicated by chorioamnionitis
N (%)
Neonatal
Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes 29 (5.9)
Apgar score < 4 at 5 minutes 5 (1.0)
Neonatal infectiona 52 (10.4)
Asphyxia-related comorbiditiesb
Meconium aspiration 5 (1.0)
Respiratory distress syndrome 79 (15.8)
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy 26 (5.2)
Seizures/convulsions 1 (0.2)
Jaundice 26 (5.2)
Hypoglycemia 39 (7.8)
Any of above 110 (22.0)
Fetal acidemia, umbilical arteryc 58 (11.6)
Maternal
Postpartum hemorrhaged 104 (20.9)
aIncluding congenital pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infection, skin infection, umbilical infection and unspecified infections during the neonatal period bade on registered ICD-10 codes in the Swedish pregnancy register. bBased on registered ICD-10 diagnoses within the Swedish Pregnancy Register cUmbilical artery pH <7.05 and/or umbilical artery base excess <-10.0 mmol. dPostpartum hemorrhage defined as bleeding >1000 in relation to delivery based on registered diagnosis aIncluding congenital pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infection, skin infection, umbilical infection and unspecified infections during the neonatal period bade on registered ICD-10 codes in the Swedish pregnancy register. bBased on registered ICD-10 diagnoses within the Swedish Pregnancy Register cUmbilical artery pH <7.05 and/or umbilical artery base excess <-10.0 mmol. dPostpartum hemorrhage defined as bleeding >1000 in relation to delivery based on registered diagnosis