Primary and secondary outcomes of the study
| Outcomes | Total newborns n=133 (%) | No antibiotics to neonate (mother had received intrapartum antibiotics) n=48 (%) | Stat antibiotics to neonate only n=85 (%) |
| Primary outcome | |||
| Any clinical sign of sepsis in the first 7 days | 10 (7.5) | 5 (10.4) | 5 (5.9) |
| Time when clinical signs of sepsis was evident | |||
| Within 24 hours | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (1.2) |
| 24–48 hours | 3 (2.3) | 1 (2.1) | 2 (2.4) |
| 48–72 hours | 2 (1.5) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (1.2) |
| 72 hours–7 days | 4 (3.0) | 3 (6.3) | 1 (1.2) |
| Secondary outcomes | |||
| Any sign of sepsis developed 8–28 days | 4 (3) | 2 (4.2) | 2 (2.4) |
| Deaths | 0 | 0 | 0 |