Table 4. General characteristics of infants <35 weeks who survived versus died.
| Survived n = 3044 |
Death n = 452 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birthweight (grams)* | 1761 ± 398 | 1379 ± 409 | < 0.0001 |
| Gestational Age (weeks) | 31.98 ± 1.9 | 30.6 ± 2.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Source of Admission–Inborn | 1330 (47%) | 146 (35%) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender: Male | 1493 (49.1%) | 221 (49%) | 0.965 |
| Mode of Delivery | |||
| Vaginal | 1409(46.4%) | 220 (48.7%) | 0.66 |
| Cesarean Section | 1430 (47.1%) | 193 (42.7%) | 0.27 |
| Vacuum | 196 (6.5%) | 39 (8.6%) | 0.007 |
| Maternal Antibiotics given | 1987 (65.3%) | 251 (55.5%) | 0.01 |
| Antenatal Corticosteroids given | 2033 (66.8%) | 216(47.8%) | < 0.0001 |
| Neonatal Antibiotics given | 2236 (76.7%) | 245 (52.8%) | < 0.00001 |
| Antenatal Corticosteroids and Maternal and Neonatal Antibiotics | 1577 (51.8%) | 133 (29.4%) | < 0.0001 |
| Temperature measurement** | 2248 (73.7%) | 299 (66.2%) | 0.0001 |
| Hypothermia: | |||
| Moderate 33.0–35.9°C Mild 36.0–36.4°C Normal 36.5–37.5°C |
282 (12.6%) 813 (36.3%) 1144 (51.1%) |
77 (25.8%) 98 (32.9%) 123 (41.3%) |
< 0.0001 0.25 0.003 |
Birthweight * Missing Values n = 7
Temperature measurements** missing Pre-implementation n = 796, Post-implementation n = 153 (p<0.0001).
Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square and student t tests where appropriate.