Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n, %) N = 120
| Sex | |
| Male | 60 (50) |
| Female | 60 (50) |
| Admission weight (grams) | |
| < 1000 | 9 (7.5) |
| 1000–1499 | 53 (44.2) |
| 1500–2000 | 58 (48.3) |
| Mean (± SD) | 1463 ± 310 |
| Gestation (weeks) (New Ballard assessment) | |
| < 28 | 3 (2.5) |
| 28–31 | 38 (31.6) |
| 32–36 | 70 (58.3) |
| 37–42 | 6 (5) |
| Unknown | 3 (2.5) |
| Age at admission (days) |
mean ± SD 1.15 ± 0.36 |
| SGA | |
| Yes | 51 (42.5) |
| No | 66 (55) |
| Unknown | 3 (2.5) |
| Multiple pregnancy | |
| Singleton | 73 (60.8) |
| Twin | 44 (36.7) |
| Triplet | 3 (2.5) |
| Delivery Type | |
| Vaginal Cephalic | 93 (77.5) |
| Vaginal Breech | 5 (4.2) |
| Emergency Caesarean | 22 (18.3) |
| Elective Caesarean | 0 (0) |
| Instrumental | 0 (0) |
| Place of delivery | |
| MRRH | 64 (53.3) |
| District Hospital | 10 (8.3) |
| Health Centre | 27 (22.5) |
| Private Clinic | 7 (5.8) |
| Home | 9 (7.5) |
| On the way to hospital | 3 (2.5) |
| Antenatal steroids | |
| None | 61 (50.8) |
| 1 dose | 48 (40.0) |
| 2 doses | 6 (5) |
| Unknown | 5 (4.2) |
| Age at scan | n, (Median, range) |
| Day 1 | 88 (2, 1–3) |
| Day 3 | 106 (3, 2–5) |
| Day 7 | 97 (7, 6–10) |
| Day 28 | 71 (33, 24–87) |