Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of late preterm infants
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 35 | 62.5 |
| Appropriate for gestational age | 49 | 87.5 |
| Inborn | 52 | 92.9 |
| Primparous mother | 16 | 28.6 |
| Antenatal care | 50 | 89.3 |
| Antenatal steroids | 3 | 5.4 |
| Antenatal magnesium sulphate | 2 | 3.6 |
| Maternal HIV | 24 | 42.9 |
| Caesarean section delivery | 31 | 55.4 |
| Multiple gestation | 14 | 25 |
| Resuscitated in the delivery room | 17 | 30.4 |
| Severe IVH (grade 3 or 4) | 2 | 3.6 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 26 | 46.4 |
| Nasal CPAP | 21 | 37.5 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 8 | 14.3 |
| Postnatal steroids | 1 | 1.8 |
| Necrotising enterocolitis (stage 2 or 3) | 3 | 5.4 |
| Exchange transfusion | 1 | 1.8 |
| Late onset sepsis | 9 | 16.1 |
| Breastfed on discharge | 27 | 48.2 |