Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
From: Prediction of nutritive sucking in preterm babies (<34 weeks) and preterm sucking readiness scale
Maternal characteristics (n = 49) | Estimates |
|---|---|
Age of mother (yrs) [mean(SD)] | 26.5 (5.8) |
Socioeconomic status | |
Lower middle n(%) | 40 (18.4) |
Upper lower n(%) | 9 (81.6) |
Primigravidan(%) | 24 (49.0) |
Singleton n(%) | 24 (49.0) |
Antenatal visits ≥3 (%) | 38 (77.5) |
Mode of delivery | |
Vaginal (%) | 43 (87.8) |
LSCS (%) | 6 (12.2) |
Neonatal characteristics, (n = 49) | |
Gestational age (weeks) [mean(SD)] | 32.2 (4.7) |
Birth weight (g) [mean(SD)] | 1418.1 (288.9) |
Gender | |
Male (%) | 21 (42.9) |
Intrauterine growth status | |
AGA (%) | 45 (91.8) |
SGA (%) | 4 (8.2) |
CRIB score [mean(SD)] | 1.4 (1.9) |
Illness | |
RDS (%) | 2 (4.1) |
Sepsis (%) | 2 (4.1) |
Hyperbilirubinemia (%) | 1 (2.1) |
Respiratory support therapya | |
IPPV (%) | 3 (6.1) |
CPAP (%) | 7 (14.2) |
Supplemental oxygen (%) | 18 (36.7) |
Age at starting of enteral feeding (Days) [mean(SD)] | 0.9 (1.9) |
Median (Range) | 0 (0–10) |
Age at parentral fluids discontinuation (Days) Median (Range) | 0 (0–15) |
Weight at discontinuation of parentral fluids (g) [mean(SD)] | 1385.2 (245) |