Table 1.

Maternal and Infant Socio-demographic and Medical Data

N =69	M ± SD [range], N (%)
Maternal Psychological History Variables
Significant Psychological History (Mother)	5 (8%)
Significant Psychological History (Family Member)	15 (22%)
History of DCFS Involvement	1 (2%)
History of Substance Abuse During Pregnancy	2 (3%)
Number of Caretakers Available for Childcare	2.2 ± 1.1 [1–5]
Number of Previous Traumatic Events Witnessed or Experienced	2.75 + 2.64 [0–13]
Maternal Sociodemographic and Reproductive Variables
Maternal Age (years)	27 ±6 [18–40]
Public Insurance	44 (66%)
Education (Highest Grade)	13.4 ± 2.4 [10–20]
Education (High School or Less)	32 (48%)
Race: Black	38 (54%)
Non-Hispanic White	18 (26%)
Hispanic	12(17%)
Asian	1 (1%)
Marital Status: Married	20 (32%)
Cohabitating	12 (19%)
Significant Other/Not Cohabitating	20 (32%)
Single	10 (16%)
Previous Pregnancies (Total Number)	2.5± 1.7 [0–8]
Primipara	23 (34%)
Previous Fetal Loss (Total Number)	0.72 ± 1.12 [0–6]
History of Fetal Loss	28 (40%)
History of Prior Preterm Delivery	7 (10%)
Infant Birth and Medical Variables
Female Gender	35 (51%)
Birthweight (grams)	957 ± 243 [470–1470]
Extremely Low Birth Weight (BW< 1000g)	36 (52.2%)
Gestational Age at Birth (weeks)	27.5 ± 2 [23.2–32.2]
Extremely Preterm (<28 weeks gestational age)	38 (55.1%)
Very Preterm (28 to <32 weeks)	28 (40.6%)
Preterm (32 to <37 weeks)	3 (4.3%)
Postmenstrual Age at Discharge (weeks)	39.8 ± 5.2 [35.0–55.30]
Severely Abnormal Head Ultrasound	5 (8%)
Sepsis	20 (30%)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)	40 (61%)
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)	5 (8%)
Mechanical Ventilation (Days)	14.3 ± 20.2 [0–118]
Length of NICU Hospitalization (LOS, days)	91 ± 37 [37–179]
Discharged Home on Monitor	5 (8%)
Discharged Home on Oxygen	3 (5%)
Discharged Home on G-Tube	5 (8%)