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Table 4 Sleep states of newborn infants within 120 min after birth for both groups

From: Effects of early essential newborn care versus routine birth care on physiological variables and sleep state among newborn infants: a quasi-experimental design

Time point

Intervention group (n = 91)

n (%)

Control group (n = 91)

n (%)

p value a

0 min

  

0.948

 agitated fussy

74 (81.3)

76 (83.5)

 

 active awake

9 (9.9)

9 (9.9)

 

 quiet awake

6 (6.6)

4 (4.4)

 

 drowsy

2 (2.2)

2 (2.2)

 

30 min

  

< 0.001

 agitated fussy

3 (3.3)

8 (8.8)

 

 active awake

25 (27.5)

38 (41.8)

 

 quiet awake

29 (31.9)

38 (41.8)

 

 drowsy

31 (34.1)

7 (7.7)

 

 light sleep

3 (3.3)

0

 

60 min

  

< 0.001

 agitated fussy

2 (2.2)

6 (6.6)

 

 active awake

12 (13.2)

23 (25.3)

 

 quiet awake

25 (27.5)

40 (44.0)

 

 drowsy

45 (49.5)

19 (20.9)

 

 light sleep

6 (6.6)

2 (2.2)

 

 deep sleep

1 (1.1)

1 (1.1)

 

90 min

  

< 0.001

 agitated fussy

2 (2.2)

4 (4.4)

 

 active awake

7 (7.7)

23 (25.3)

 

 quiet awake

22 (24.2)

33 (36.3)

 

 drowsy

37 (40.7)

24 (26.4)

 

 light sleep

20 (22.0)

6 (6.6)

 

 deep sleep

3 (3.3)

1 (1.1)

 

120 min

  

< 0.001

 agitated fussy

1 (1.1)

4 (4.4)

 

 active awake

2 (2.2)

12 (13.2)

 

 quiet awake

11 (12.1)

23 (25.3)

 

 drowsy

38 (41.8)

33 (36.3)

 

 light sleep

30 (33.0)

18 (19.8)

 

 deep sleep

9 (9.9)

1 (1.1)

 
  1. a chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was sed for comparisons between the intervention group and the control group