Medical factors influencing skin-to-skin patterns
| Medical factors (categorical) | SSC low | SSC high | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 23 (0.4) | 8 (0.27) | 0.25 |
| Male | 35 (0.6) | 22 (0.73) | |
| Multiple births | |||
| No | 39 (0.67) | 18 (0.60) | 0.64 |
| Yes | 19 (0.33) | 12 (0.40) | |
| Antenatal steroids | |||
| No | 5 (0.09) | 8 (0.29) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 53 (0.91) | 20 (0.71) | |
| IVH | |||
| No | 28 (0.48) | 10 (0.33) | 0.26 |
| Yes | 30 (0.52) | 20 (0.67) | |
| Medical factors (continuous) | |||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 24.9 (1) | 24.4 (1.1) | 0.06 |
| Birth weight (g) | 748.2 (164.5) | 719.6 (188.5) | 0.48 |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 117.6 (46.1) | 127.8 (40) | 0.28 |
| Days on ventilator | 41.6 (28.6) | 45 (33.2) | 0.63 |
| PO DOL (days) | 106.1 (35.9) | 117.7 (44.6) | 0.26 |
Numbers in each cell are mean (SD) for continuous and N (%) for categorical.
p Value for categorical based on χ2, for continuous based on t-test.
IVH, intraventricular haemorrhage; PO DOL, days until first full feed by mouth; SSC, skin-to-skin care.