|
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)
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