Table 1.

Population characteristics of late-preterm and term newborns.

	G1 (LPT)	G2 (term)	p
	n = 25	n = 21
Mother's age	25.96±8.37	24.00±7.40	0.337
First pregnancy	12 (48%)	11 (52.38%)	0.471
Cesarean section	9 (36%)	9 (42.86%)	0.417
Disease/complications	36	6	<0.001
Preterm labor	19	0	<0.001
Premature amniorrhexis	4	1	0.116
Gestational age (weeks)	35.67±0.92	39.75±1.01	<0.001
Male (%)	16 (64%)	11 (52.38%)	0.370
Apgar 1st minute>4 and 5th minute>6	25 (100%)	21 (100%)	-
Age at first return (days)	30.46±1.74 (n = 24)	30.52±2.18 (n = 21)	0.830
Age at second return (days)	61.62±3.12 (n = 21)	61.33±1.32 (n = 21)	0.565
Corrected GA at first return (weeks)	39.98±0.95	-	-
Corrected GA at second return (weeks)	44.53±1.11	-	-

GA: Gestational age; LPT: Late preterm.