Table 1 Perinatal and socio-demographic characteristics of the overall sample
Perinatal data | |
Gestational age (weeks), n (%) | |
very early (< 28 weeks) | 20/171 (11.69) |
early (28–31 weeks) | 29/171 (16.95) |
moderate (32–33 weeks) | 42/171 (24.56) |
late (34–36 weeks) | 80/171 (46.78) |
Birth weight (g), n (%) | |
Not LBW (> 2500 g) | 0/171 (0) |
LBW (1500–2499 g) | 108/171 (63.15) |
VLBW (1000–1499 g) | 38/171 (22.22) |
ELBW (< 1000 g) | 25/171 (14.61) |
Mode of delivery, n (%) | |
Sectio caesarea | 118/171 (69.00) |
Per vias naturales | 51/171 (29.82) |
Apgar scores, M ± SD | |
1 min | 7.67 ± 1.62 |
5 min | 8.80 ± 1.09 |
10 min | 9.27 ± 0.73 |
Intensive care, n (%) | |
NICU-admission | 143/171 (83.62) |
Sub-intensive care | 19/171 (11.11) |
Chronic neonatal morbidities, n (%) | |
BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) | 12/171 (7.01) |
ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) | 6/171 (3.50) |
IVH (intraventricular haemorrhage) | 5/171 (2.92) |
NEC (necrotizing enterocolitis) | 1/171 (0.58) |
PDA (patent ductus arteriosus) | 12/171 (7.01) |
ASD (atrial septal defect) | 2/171 (1.16) |
VSD (ventricular septal defect) | 2/171 (1.16) |
Socio-demographic data | |
Maternal age at childbirth (years), M ± SD | 30.79 ± 6.11 |
Maternal education, n (%) | |
Primary | 24/171 (14.03) |
Secondary technical education | 25/171 (14.61) |
Secondary vocational education | 26/171 (15.20) |
Secondary grammar education | 19/171 (11.11) |
College | 38/171 (22.22) |
University | 33/171 (19.29) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 9/171 (5.26) |
Married | 105/171 (61.40) |
Cohabiting | 39/171 (22.80) |
In a relationship | 11/171 (6.43) |
Social status, n (%) | |
Above-average | 68/171 (39.76) |
Average | 76/171 (44.44) |
Below-average | 17/171 (9.94) |