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Table 2 Maternal and infant characteristics (n = 55 mother-child pairs)

From: Fatty acid distribution of cord and maternal blood in human pregnancy: special focus on individual trans fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids

Infant sex: male, n (%)

32 (58.2)

 

Gestational age (wk)

39.5 ± 1.07

1

Birth weight (g)

3450 ± 476

1

Birth length (cm)

50.4 ± 2.50

1

Delivery method, n (%)

  

   Spontaneous labour

31 (56.4)

 

   Elective caesarean

20 (36.4)

 

   Caesarean after failure to progress in labour

4 (7.30)

 

Parity at entry, n (%)

  

   0

34 (61.8)

 

   1

11 (20.0)

 

   ≥2

6 (10.1)

 

Maternal age (years)

29.2 ± 5.28

1

Maternal BMI before pregnancy (kg/m2)

22.3 ± 2.6

1

Maternal BMI at birth (kg/m2)

27.8 ± 2.84

1

Maternal atopy, n (%)

16 (29.1)

 

Tobacco exposition (maternal and/or paternal smoking) in pregnancy, n (%)

18 (32.7)

 
  1. All blood donors.
  2. 1 mean ± SD.