TABLE 1. Sample Demographic and Neonatal Characteristics at NICU Discharge.

Variables	Range or Frequency (%)	M	SD
Maternal Age	17–42	29.60	6.27
Maternal Education (years)	8–21	14.28	2.68
Family Income per Year	$0–500,000	$60,035	$53,470
Gender of Child
Male	93 (52.5%)
Female	84 (47.5%)
Infant Race
African American	24 (13.5%)
Asian	1 (0.6%)
Caucasian	117 (66.1%)
Latino	3 (1.7%)
Middle Eastern	2 (1.1%)
Multiracial	30 (17.0%)
Infant Gestational Age (in weeks)	23–37	31.43	3.08
Infant Birth Weight
Extremely Low (<1,000 g)	28 (15.8%)
Very Low (<1,500 g)	38 (21.5%)
Low (<2,500 g)	98 (55.4%)
Normal (≥2,500 g)	13 (7.3%)
Days Hospitalized	2–136	332.92	27.81
Multiple Birth	34 (19.2%)
Medical Concerns
apnea	109 (67%)
RDS	86 (53%)
CLD	17 (10%)
reflux	15 (9%)
ROP	2 (1%)
Sepsis and Other Infections	19 (12%)

RDS = respiratory distress syndrome; CLD = chronic lung disease; reflux = gastroesophageal reflux; ROP = retinopathy of prematurity.