Table 2

- Differences in labor characteristics before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ParametersPre COVID n=280 (%)Post COVID n=193 (%)P-value
PROM (%)2 (0.7)5 (2.6)0.13
Preterm labor (%)11(3.924 (12.4)0.0005
Congenital anomalies (%)1 (0.4)2 (1.04)0.57
CS (%)72 (25.7)28 (14.5)0.004
Gender (%)
Female136 (48.6)89 (46.1)0.59
Male144 (51.4)104 (53.9)
Poor Apgar score (%)6 (2.1)2 (1.04)0.48
Birth weight (kg)3.2±0.53.2±0.60.97
  • PROM: premature rupture of membranes, CS: cesarean section