Table 1. Sample demographics of fathers and newborn infants (N = 48).
| Characteristics | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Father characteristics | n (%) |
| Age group (years) | |
| 18–35 | 30 (62%) |
| 36–40 | 11 (23%) |
| > 40 | 7 (15%) |
| English as first language | |
| yes | 37 (77%) |
| no | 11 (23%) |
| Birth country | |
| Australia | 34 (71%) |
| South-east Asia | 5 (10%) |
| Other countries | 9 (19%) |
| Marital status | |
| married | 35 (73%) |
| defacto | 13 (27%) |
| Education level | |
| university | 20 (42%) |
| post-secondary | 21 (44%) |
| higher secondary | 1 (2%) |
| secondary | 6 (12%) |
| Employment status | |
| employed | 44 (92%) |
| not employed | 4 (8%) |
| First child | |
| Yes | 28 (60%) |
| no | 20 (40%) |
| Previous NICU experience | |
| yes | 2 (4%) |
| no | 46 (96%) |
| Attended antenatal tour (n = 26) | |
| yes | 9 (35%) |
| no | 17(65%) |
| Infant characteristics (n = 48) | |
| Gender | |
| male | 28 (58%) |
| female | 20 (42%) |
| Gestational age (weeks) | |
| 28–34 | 2 (4%) |
| > 34–37 | 13 (27%) |
| > 37 | 33 (69%) |
| Birth weight (grams) | |
| < 1500 | 1 (2%) |
| > 1501–2500 | 10 (21%) |
| > 2501 | 37 (77%) |
| Antenatal diagnosis | |
| yes | 26 (54%) |
| no | 22 (46%) |
| Died before discharge | |
| Yes | 2 (4%) |
| no | 46 (96%) |
| Length of stay (days) | |
| mean (SD) | 21.7 (12.25) |
| median (IQR) | 17.0 (19.00) |
| minimum–maximuma | 5–53 |
a Three outliers (>3 SD’s) excluded (68, 104, 179 days)