Table 3

Neonatal outcomes associated with pandemic influenza illness during pregnancy.
Neonatal outcome pH1N1 during pregnancy,No. (%) No pH1N1 during pregnancy, No. (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)1 Adjusted OR (95% CI)2
Low birth weight
<2500g30 (16)25,998 (9)1.97 (1.33-2.91)1.67 (1.06-2.62)1.78 (1.11-2.86)
2500g or more161 (84)274,400 (91)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
<1500g15 (8)4893 (2)5.16 (3.05-8.74)3.66 (1.94-6.91)3.93 (2.00-7.69)
1500g or more176 (92)295,505 (98)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
<1000g6 (3)2518 (1)3.84 (1.70-8.66)2.47 (0.90-6.77)2.85 (1.03-7.90)
1000g or more185 (97)297,880 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Premature birth
<37 weeks gestation45 (24)31,259 (10)2.65 (1.90-3.70)2.39 (1.64-3.49)2.21 (1.47-3.33)
37 weeks or more146 (76)268,626 (90)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
<32 weeks gestation13 (7)5152 (2)4.18 (2.38-7.34)3.04 (1.57-5.90)3.21 (1.59-6.48)
32 weeks or more178 (93)294,733 (98)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
<28 weeks gestation8 (4)2258 (1)5.77 (2.84-11.71)4.19 (1.82-9.63)3.95 (1.58-9.90)
28 weeks or more183 (96)297,627 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
5-minute APGAR score
<9 34 (18)31,848 (11)1.82 (1.26-2.64)1.56 (1.04-2.35)1.65 (1.08-2.52)
9 or greater157 (82)267,851 (89)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Abnormal condition of newborn
yes36 (19)37,480 (12)1.63 (1.14-2.35)1.34 (0.90-2.00)1.43 (0.94-2.17)
no155 (81)262,918 (88)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Birth Anomaly
yes2 (1)3000 (1)1.05 (0.26-4.23)1.13 (0.28-4.55)1.25 (0.31-5.03)
no189 (99)297,398 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Admitted to Neonatal ICU
yes32 (17)22,975 (8)2.43 (1.66-3.55)1.96 (1.27-3.02)2.14 (1.36-3.36)
no159 (83)277,129 (92)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Mechanical ventilation needed >6 hours
yes3 (2)1347 (1)3.54 (1.13-11.09)1.28 (0.18-9.16)1.45 (0.20-10.39)
no188 (98)298,757 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Neonatal death*
yes2 (1)804 (1)3.96 (0.98-15.974.23 (1.04-17.292.43 (0.33-17.65)
no188 (99)299,156 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Infant/child death since time of birth**
yes8 (4)2130 (1)6.12 (3.01-12.44)5.38 (2.50-11.58)4.46 (1.80-11.00)
no183 (96)297,886 (99)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)
Cesarean Delivery
yes92 (48)115,060 (38)1.51 (1.14-2.01)1.44 (1.07-1.94)1.31 (0.96-1.81)
no98 (52)185,148 (62)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)1.0 (ref)

1 Adjusted for maternal age (<18, 18-39, ≥ 40), maternal race, maternal ethnicity, maternal education, maternal marital status, plurality (y/n), infant sex, tobacco use during pregnancy (y/n), alcohol use during pregnancy (y/n), previous preterm delivery (y/n), previous poor pregnancy outcome (y/n), pre-gestational diabetes (y/n). Depending on outcome variable, between 6582-7318 records were excluded due to missing data for 1 or more variables.

2 Adjusted for same variables in model 1, with additional adjustment for pre-pregnancy BMI (4 categories: underweight, normal, overweight, obese). Depending on outcome variable, between 26,675-27,176 records were excluded due to missing data for 1 or more variables.

* Infant non-living at time birth certificate was submitted.

** Infant/child died within 5 years of live birth

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