Table 1 Baseline factors

Parents

Nationality, Italian^a

96

50%

50%

p > 0.05

Age

96

34.81 (4.91)

35.65 (5.39)

p > 0.05

Primary school^a

96

4%

2%

p > 0.05

Lower secondary school^a

25%

33%

High school^a

48%

48%

University degree^a

23%

17%

Newborns

Gestational age at birth, weeks

48

32.7 (5.25)

34.2 (5.25)

p > 0.05

Apgar score, 1 min

48

5.41 (1.95)

6.37 (1.52)

p > 0.05

Apgar score, 5 min

48

7.75 (0.67)

8.08 (0.88)

p > 0.05

Birth weight, g

48

1,719.4 (865.3)

1,975.4 (732.4)

p > 0.05

Body weight at admission, g

48

2,086.9 (887.6)

1,961.7 (758.7)

p > 0.05

Oesophageal atresia^a

48

46%

54%

p > 0.05

Post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus^a

37%

29%

Diaphragmatic hernia^a

17%

17%

Length of stay, days

48

86.58 (60.73)

89.71 (48.1)

p > 0.05