Table 1.

Characteristics of the mothers and infants

	Mean ± SEM	Median (range)
Mothers
Age (years)	30.9 ± 0.9	31 (23–40)
Infants
Gestational age (weeks + days)	33 wks + 2 d ± 3 d	33 wks + 5 d (25 wks + 6 d– 37 wks + 4 d)
Birth weight (g)	2073 ± 105	1948 (870 – 3750)
Postmenstrual age at the time of discharge from hospital to home health care (weeks + days)	35 wks + 2 d ± 2 d	35 wks (35 wks + 2 d – 42 wks + 2 d)
Length of stay in home health care (days)	20 ± 1.4	18.5 (9–39)
Postmenstrual age at the time of discharge from home health care (weeks + days)	38 wks + 1 d ± 2 d	37 wks + 4 d (35 wks + 2 d– 42 wks + 2 d)