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NICU, neonatal intensive care unit
| Neonate characteristics (N = 134) | |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 69 (51.5) |
| Female | 65 (48.5) |
| Gestational age, n (%) | |
| Preterm | 12 (8.9) |
| Term | 119 (88.9) |
| Postterm | 3 (2.2) |
| Birth weight, n (%) | |
| <2.5 kg | 14 (10.5) |
| 2.5-4 kg | 114 (85.1) |
| >4 kg | 6 (4.4) |
| Apgar score at the first minute, n (%) | |
| 0-3 | 8 (6) |
| 4-6 | 22 (16.4) |
| 7-10 | 104 (77.6) |
| Apgar score at the fifth minute, n (%) | |
| 0-3 | 1 (0.7) |
| 4-6 | 6 (4.4) |
| 7-10 | 127 (94.9) |
| NICU admission after birth, n (%) | 16 (11.9) |
