Table 1

Studied population divided by age group, type of pregnancy, fetus gender, 5 min Apgar score, fetal birth weight and gestational age at birth in both study periods (A and B)

Period APeriod B
n (%)n (%)
Age group (years)
 <18918 (15.14%)694 (11.51%)
 19–293375 (55.68%)3398 (56.33%)
 30–391561 (25.75%)1726 (28.61%)
 >40207 (3.42%)214 (3.55%)
Type of pregnancy
 Singleton5854 (96.58%)5837 (96.77%)
 Twin207 (3.42%)192 (3.18%)
 Trigeminal0 (0.00%)3 (0.05%)
Fetus gender
 Male3172 (52.33%)3039 (50.38%)
 Female2887 (47.63%)2993 (49.62%)
 Ignored2 (0.03%)0 (0.00%)
5th minute Apgar score
 <785 (1.40%)97 (1.61%)
 ≥75975 (98.58%)5928 (98.28%)
 Uninformed1 (0.02%)7 (0.12%)
Fetal birth weight
 <1500 g135 (2.22%)128 (2.2%)
 1500–2499 g661 (10.98%)670 (11.1%)
 >2500 g5261 (86.80%)5234 (86.77%)
Gestational age at birth
 <37 weeks838 (13.82%)851 (14.12%)
 >37 weeks5177 (85.42%)5151 (85.39%)
 Ignored46 (0.76%)30 (0.50%)