TABLE 1.

Demographics, pregnancy, and birth data of 18 premature-delivering mother-infant pairs who participated in the study

	Premature-delivering mother-infant pairs (N = 18)
(a)
GA, weeks	27 ± 3 (24–32)
Postnatal age, days	24 ± 14 (2–47)
BW, g	964 ± 411 (620–2,210)
Birth length, cm	35 ± 5 (28–46.5)
Birth head circumference, cm	25 ± 3 (22–32)
Mother age, years	30 ± 6 (18–40)
(b)
Male, n (%)	9 (50)
Maternal medical conditions
Pregnancy-induced hypertension, n (%)	5 (27.8)
Gestational diabetes, n (%)	8 (38.9)
Caesarean deliveries, n (%)	14 (77.8)
Infant medical conditions at birth
Respiratory distress syndrome, n (%)	9 (50)
Chronic lung disease, n (%)	4 (22.2)
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, n (%)	2 (11.1)
Necrotizing enterocolitis, n (%)	2 (11.1)
Anemia of prematurity, n (%)	2 (11.1)
Sepsis n (%)	1 (5.6)

BW = birth weight; GA = gestational age. Data are presented as (a) mean ± SD (range) or (b) number (percentile) of subjects.