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Table 2 Infant and maternal characteristics

From: Effectiveness of Alberta Family Integrated Care on infant length of stay in level II neonatal intensive care units: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

No.

Alberta FICareâ„¢

No.

Standard care

Infant characteristics

 

(n = 353)

 

(n = 365)

Singleton

353

263 (74.5)

365

247 (67.7)

Gestational age, wk

353

 

365

 

 32

 

74 (21.0)

 

63 (17.3)

 33

 

101 (28.6)

 

97 (26.6)

 34

 

178 (50.4)

 

205 (56.2)

Sex

353

 

365

 

 Male

 

190 (53.8)

 

195 (53.4)

 Female

 

163 (46.2)

 

170 (46.6)

Birthweight, g, mean (SD)

353

2163 (395)

365

2120 (411)

Caesarean delivery

353

173 (49.0)

365

181 (49.6)

Apgar score < 7 at 1 min

351

78 (22.2)

364

110 (30.2)

Apgar score < 7 at 5 min

351

31 (8.8)

364

25 (6.9)

Infant of a mother with diabetes

341

57 (16.7)

359

61 (17.0)

Respiratory diagnosesa

353

217 (61.5)

356

225 (63.2)

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

353

294 (83.3)

364

270 (74.2)

Hypoglycemia

351

110 (31.3)

346

102 (29.5)

TPN required

352

154 (43.8)

358

179 (50.0)

IV fluids required

351

192 (54.7)

356

170 (47.8)

Maternal characteristics

 

(n = 308)

 

(n = 306)

Age, y, mean (SD)

303

30.7 (5.7)

295

31.3 (5.3)

Marital status

303

 

301

 

 Married or cohabiting

 

285 (94.1)

 

276 (91.7)

 Single

 

15 (5.0)

 

21 (7.0)

 Prefer not to answer/don’t know

 

3 (1.0)

 

4 (1.3)

Education

302

 

300

 

 High school diploma or less

 

72 (23.8)

 

58 (19.3)

 Postsecondary certificate/diploma

 

75 (24.8)

 

77 (25.7)

 College/university degree

 

155 (51.3)

 

165 (55.0)

Employment

302

 

300

 

 Employed/maternity leave

 

221 (73.2)

 

220 (73.3)

 Homemaker/not in the labor force

 

50 (16.6)

 

48 (16.0)

 Unemployed

 

7 (2.3)

 

7 (2.3)

 Other

 

20 (6.6)

 

20 (6.7)

 Prefer not to answer/don’t know

 

4 (1.3)

 

5 (1.7)

Annual family income

302

 

300

 

  < $40,000

 

18 (6.0)

 

27 (9.0)

 $40,000 to $79,999

 

55 (18.2)

 

68 (22.7)

  ≥ $80,000

 

178 (58.9)

 

157 (52.3)

 Prefer not to answer/don’t know

 

51 (16.9)

 

48 (16.0)

Race/ethnicity

299

 

297

 

 Caucasian

 

222 (74.2)

 

184 (62.0)

 Indigenous

 

22 (7.4)

 

22 (7.4)

 Asian (East, South, or Southeast)

 

35 (11.7)

 

50 (16.8)

 Black

 

7 (2.3)

 

17 (5.7)

 Otherb

 

13 (4.3)

 

24 (8.1)

Born in Canada

301

243 (80.7)

299

215 (71.9)

  1. Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. No. varies due to missing data
  2. Abbreviations: FICare Family Integrated Care, TPN total parenteral nutrition, IV intravenous
  3. a Includes apnea, transient tachypnea of the newborn, and respiratory distress syndrome
  4. b Includes Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Mixed