Characteristic | Frequency | Percentages |
---|---|---|
Sex of the baby | ||
 Male | 450 | 49.0 |
 Female | 470 | 51.0 |
Birth weight of the baby in kg | ||
 <2.5 | 94 | 10.2 |
 2.5–3.99 | 808 | 87.8 |
 ≥4 | 18 | 2.0 |
Initiation of breastfeeding | ||
 Within 24 h | 260 | 28.3 |
 ≥24 h | 660 | 71.7 |
Admission to the NICU | ||
 Yes | 670 | 72.8 |
 No | 250 | 27.2 |
Reason of admission (670) | ||
 Grunting respiration | 160 | 72.8 |
 Low Apgar score (less than 7 at 5 min) | 78 | 27.2 |
 Prematurity | 20 | 23.8 |
 Others | 10 | 1.0 |
 Observationa | 402 | 60.0 |
Neonatal complications (n = 116)b | ||
 Neonatal sepsis | 38 | 32.7 |
 Adverse respiratory outcomesc | 68 | 58.6 |
 Admission for more than 48 h in NICU | 26 | 22.4 |
 Early neonatal death | 4 | 3.4 |
 Low apgar score (less than 4) at 5 min | 30 | 25.9 |
 Neonatal jaundice | 16 | 13.8 |
 X-ray suggestive of alveolar diseased | 26 | 22.4 |