Table 1 Infant demographics

Gestational age (weeks)

38.4 ± 1.5

(29^+ 5–41^+ 5)

38.7 ± 1.3

(34^+ 0–41^+ 5)

0.002

Birth weight (g)

3,215.7 ± 488.7

(1,550–4,920)

3,291.6 ± 498.1

(1,475–5,010)

0.042

Male

510 (55.3)

110 (51.6)

0.360

Apgar score at 1 min

8.5 ± 1.4

8.8 ± 0.7

< 0.001

Apgar score at 5 min

9.6 ± 1.3

9.8 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Cesarean section

335 (36.3)

64 (30.0)

0.069

Small for gestational age

27 (2.9)

4 (1.9)

0.491

Premature rupture of membrane

65 (7.0)

18 (8.5)

0.841

Pregnancy induced hypertension

8 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

0.394

Gestational diabetes mellitus

27 (2.9)

3 (1.4)

0.459

Antenatal steroids

0 (0.0)

1 (0.5)

0.093

Use of postpartum care center

116 (12.6)

97 (45.5)

< 0.001

Age at admission (day)

3.8 ± 4.8

(1–29)

6.1 ± 3.3

(1–22)

< 0.001