Table 1 Basic characteristics of the enrolled mother-infant pairs
From: Facilitators and barriers of breastfeeding late preterm infants according to mothers’ experiences
Mothers (n = 92) | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 35 ± 0.16 |
N (%) | |
Marital status | |
Married | 58 (63) |
In a relationship with infant’s father but not married | 28 (30) |
Single parent | 6 (7) |
Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 74 (80) |
Hispanic American | 8 (9) |
African | 6 (7) |
Asian | 4 (4) |
Maternal education level | |
≤ 13 years | 62 (67) |
> 13 years | 30 (33) |
Caesarean section | 54 (59) |
Occurrence of comorbidity during pregnancy | 36 (39) |
Assisted pregnancy | 17 (18) |
Primiparous | 62 (67) |
Infant (n = 121) | Mean ± SD |
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 35.2 ± 0.84 |
Birth weight (g) | 2430 ± 414 |
Apgar 1’ | 8.5 ± 0.89 |
Apgar 5’ | 9.6 ± 0.69 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 9.9 ± 6.5 |
Weight at discharge (g) | 2374 ± 363 |
N (%) | |
Twins | 59 (49) |
Males | 69 (57) |
Small for gestational age infants | 18 (15) |