Table 1. Characteristics of the mothers and comorbidities of the newborns according to type of feeding at discharge.
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |
---|---|---|---|
Comorbidities | |||
BPD | |||
Yes | 6 (3.11) | 128 (66.32) | 59 (30.57) |
PIVH | |||
Grade 1 and 2 | 9 (6.72) | 66 (49.25) | 59 (44.03) |
Grade 3 and 4 | 3 (5.77) | 34 (65.38) | 15 (28.85) |
Apgar score | |||
≤5 | 2 (5.56) | 23 (63.89) | 11 (30.56) |
>5 | 64 (10.56) | 231 (38.12) | 311 (51.32) |
SNAPPE | |||
<20 | 56 (13.18) | 140 (32.94) | 229 (53.88) |
≥20 | 10 (4.65) | 117 (54.42) | 88 (40.93) |
Gender | |||
Male | 32 (9.28) | 143 (41.45) | 170 (49.28) |
Female | 33 (10.96) | 115 (38.21) | 153 (50.83) |
Late onset sepsis | |||
Yes | 12 (4.41) | 148 (54.41) | 112 (41.18) |
Necrotizing enterocolitis | |||
Yes | 2 (3.77) | 30 (56.60) | 21 (39.63) |
Maternal characteristics | |||
Age | |||
<20 years | 7 (5.69) | 56 (45.53) | 60 (48.78) |
≥20 years | 58 (11.09) | 201 (38.43) | 264 (50.48) |
Schooling | |||
<10 years | 15 (6.85) | 96 (43.84) | 108 (49.32) |
>10 years | 50 (12.38) | 149 (36.88) | 205 (50.74) |
Chorioamnionitis | |||
Yes | 3 (3.39) | 30 (50.85) | 27 (45.76) |
Antenatal steroid | |||
No | 18 (7.03) | 111 (43.36) | 127 (49.61) |
Delivery | |||
Vaginal | 21 (9.86) | 94 (44.13) | 98 (46.01) |
Cesarean | 45 (10.37) | 163 (37.56) | 226 (52.07) |
Data are reported as numbers (%). Study groups: 1, exclusive breast milk; 2, mixed feeding; 3: exclusive artificial formula. BPD: bronchopulmonary dysplasia; PIVH: periintraventricular hemorrhage; SNAPPE-II (Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology with Perinatal extension-II).