Table 1

Infant characteristics in each study group (SD)

PeriodnMale (%)Mean birth weight (SD)Mean gestational age (SD)Mean CRIB II (SD), n
A. Preimplementation period (January 2011 to July 2011)5223 (44.2)1.084 (0.270)29.2 (2.6)7.0 (3.6), 30
B. Partial implementation period (August to December 2011)3618 (50)1.029 (0.311)29.2 (2.9)6.4 (3.9), 20
C. Main intervention period (January to December 2012)7537 (49.3)0.998 (0.269)28.7 (3.0)6.9 (2.5), 44
D. Postimplementation period (January to June 2013)3522 (62.9)0.924 (0.261)28.1 (2.8)9.7 (3.2), 18
p Value for difference between groups (ANOVA)0.392*0.0660.290 0.008
  • *p value is for χ2.