Table 6

Maternal fluid amounts correlated to neonatal output (N = 109)

Category of maternal fluid


Neonatal output

IV fluids 2 hrs before birth

IV fluids admit to birth

All fluids admit to birth


0 to 24 hrs

0.383, p = 0.012

n = 42

0.115, p = 0.276

n = 92

0.080, p = 0.480

n = 81

24 to 48 hrs

0.241, p = 0.124

n = 42

0.171, p = 0.102

n = 92

0.043, p = 0.703

n = 81

48 to 72 hrs

0.110, p = 0.495

n = 41

0.021, p = 0.846

n = 91

-0.054, p = 0.632

n = 80


Spearman's rho correlation coefficient, 2-tailed used for all tests

Noel-Weiss et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2011 6:9   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-6-9

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