Table 5. Neonatal deaths within first week of life.
Day of death | N | Weak at birth | Deaths associated with trauma | Average percentage of birth weight lost | ||||
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Day 1 | 13 | 13 | 100% | Chi2(1) = 33.00 p<0.0001 | 6 | 88.9% | Chi2(1) = 2.75 p<0.0001 | 0%* |
Day 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4%* | ||||
Day 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 11.1% | 9%* | ||
Days 4–7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17%** |
*Within range of normal 10% weight loss of breastfed human infants.
** Outside range of normal 10% weight loss of breastfed human infants.