Table 3.

Characteristics of 963 preterm neonates upon admission to the SMRU SCBU (EGA: estimated gestational age).

	Overall	Very preterm (EGA 28–32 weeks)	Moderate preterm (EGA 33–36 weeks)
Mean weight in kg (SD) (n = 962)	2.09 (0.46)	1.41 (0.27)	2.17 (0.40)
Hypothermia (temp < 36.5°C)	345/950 (36.3%)	58/103 (56.3%)	287/847 (33.9%)
Abnormal respiratory rate (>60 breaths/minute)	208/953 (21.8%)	48/104 (43.8%)	160/849 (18.9%)
On oxygen	218/956 (22.8%)	64/104 (61.5%)	154/852 (18.1%)
Transient tachypnoea of prematurity	40/963 (4.2%)	12/104 (11.5%)	28/859 (3.3%)
Antibiotics IV	348/957 (36.4%)	82/104 (78.9%)	266/853 (31.2%)
Feeding type
Breast milk	660/957 (69.0%)	29/104 (27.9%)	631/853 (74.0%)
Donor milk	37/957 (3.9%)	7/104 (6.7%)	30/853 (3.5%)
Powder milk	28/957 (2.9%)	2/104 (1.9%)	26/853 (3.1%)
A mix of above milk types	32/957 (3.3%)	1/104 (1.0%)	31/853 (3.6%)
Nil by mouth	200/957 (20.9%)	65/104 (62.5%)	135/853 (15.8%)