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Table 2 Main maternal and perinatal outcomes according to group

From: Water aerobics II: maternal body composition and perinatal outcomes after a program for low risk pregnant women

Characteristics

Water aerobics

Control

p

RR (95% CI)

 

n = 34

n = 37

  

% vaginal delivery#

21/33

20/37

0.57

1.24 (0.73–2.09)

Preterm birth (% <37 weeks)@

2/33

3/37

0.56

0.84 (0.28–2.53)

Neonatal weight (X ± SD) in g*

3222.2 ± 562.7

3312.7 ± 656.1

0.54

-

Low birth weight (<2500 g)@

3/33

2/37

0.44

1.30 (0.61–2.79)

Adequacy of neonatal weight to Gestational Age#

29/33

29/37

0.46

1.50 (0.65–3.48)

  1. * Student's t-test
  2. @ Exact of Fisher
  3. # χ2 Yates