Table 1 Birth-related factors, side preference, and infant care factors reported by intervention and control group parents
From: Nonsynostotic plagiocephaly: a child health care intervention in Skaraborg, Sweden
Intervention group | Control group | |
|---|---|---|
n = 176 | n = 92 | |
Birth-related factors | ||
male | 95 (54%) | 50 (54%) |
birth weight (g) | 3623 (2405–4870) | 3638 (2425–5010) |
gestational age (wks) | 40 (36–43) | 40 (35–43) |
breach birth | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
vacuum-assisted delivery | 20 (11%) | 10 (11%) |
firstborn | 70 (40%) | 38 (41%) |
twin | 6 (3%) | 2 (2%) |
born with a flat spot | 8 (5%) | 2 (2%) |
Side preference at 2 months | 78 (44%) | 33 (36%) |
Care factors at 2 months | ||
solely bottle-fed | 36 (21%) | 32 (35%) |
estimated time spent daily (min.) | ||
in infant car seat | 17 (0–240) | 15 (0–150) |
in infant bouncer | 55 (0–480) | 33 (0–580) |
in stationary infant activity center | 0 (0–270) | 13 (0–180) |
total daily time in positional devices (min.) | 83 (0–480) | 96 (0–590) |
n (%) or medians (min-max) | ||