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Table 2 Post-discharge gestational ages, weight, and KMC hours

From: Growth of preterm very low birth weight infants discharged with weight of less than 1500grams

Weeks Post-discharge

Median Post-menstrual age (range)

Number of infants with Gestational age < 35 weeks

Median

weight

(range)

grams

Number of infants with weight < 2500 g

Number of infants Receiving KMC

> 20 h

12-20 h

< 12 h

4 weeks

39 (34–41)

9

1630 (1030–2800)

108

0

28

83

8 weeks

42 (36–46)

1

2477 (1280–4220)

62

0

9

102

12 weeks

45 (37–51)

0

3293 (1750–5000)

10

0

2

107