From: Prognosis of psychomotor and mental development in premature infants by early cranial ultrasound
Prognosis of psychomotor and mental development | ||
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Normal (n = 108) | Abnormal (n = 100) | |
Maternal data | ||
Unmarried | 3 (2.78%) | 2 (2.00%) |
Less than high school education | 43 (39.81%) | 31 (31.00%) |
Perinatal data | ||
Antenatal steroid therapy | 63 (58.33%) | 58 (58.00%) |
Cesarean section delivery | 43 (39.81%) | 37 (37.00%) |
Infant birth data | ||
Birth weight (mean ± SD, g) | 2381.37 ± 552.30 | 2089.16 ± 684.02 |
Gestational age (mean ± SD, g) | 33.85 ± 2.00 | 32.21 ± 2.38 |
Male | 62 (57.40%) | 51 (51.00%) |
Neonatal risk factors | ||
Chronic lung disease | 6 (5.56%) | 18 (18.00%) |
Sepsis | 22 (20.37%) | 24 (24.00%) |
Necrotizing enterocolitis | 11 (10%) | 9 (9%) |
Hospital stay, median days (range) | 11.27 ± 3.47(2–82) | 23.15 ± 2.47(5–79) |