Table 1.
Characteristics of 119 Caregiver-Preterm Infant Pairs
| Infant characteristics | N = 119 |
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| Birth weight, grams | |
| mean (SD) | 1260 (320) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 1300 (466,1745) |
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| Gestational age, weeks | |
| mean (SD) | 29.6 (2.4) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 30 (24,34) |
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| PMA at discharge, weeks | |
| mean (SD) | 36.1 (1.9) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 36 (32,41) |
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| Sex, N (%) | |
| Male | 56 (47) |
| Female | 63 (53) |
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| Received mechanical ventilation, N (%) | |
| Yes | 85 (71) |
| No | 34 (29) |
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| Mother characteristics | |
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| Age at delivery, years | |
| mean (SD) | 29.2 (6.0) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 29 (15,43) |
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| Race/ethnicity, N (%) | |
| White | 54 (46) |
| Black | 23 (20) |
| Hispanic | 16 (14) |
| Asians | 20 (17) |
| Other | 5 (4) |
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| Education | |
| Did not complete HS or obtain GED | 12 (10) |
| High school/GED | 50 (43) |
| Some college | 29 (25) |
| College or beyond | 26 (22) |
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| Any smoking during pregnancy, N (%) | |
| Yes | 28 (24) |
| No | 89 (76) |
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| Any alcohol during pregnancy, N (%) | |
| Yes | 62 (53) |
| No | 55 (47) |
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| Characteristics of the post-discharge NCAFS Feeding Assessment | |
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| Infant PMA at the NCAFS Feeding Assessment, weeks | |
| mean (SD) | 53.0 (5.9) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 56 (39,59) |
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| Type of caregiver present, N (%) | |
| Mother | 102 (86) |
| Non-mother | 17 (14) |
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| Mode of infant feeding, N (%) | |
| Directly breastfed | 13 (11) |
| Did not directly breastfeed | 106 (89) |
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| Caregiver-Preterm Infant Feeding Interaction (Total NCAFS) | |
| mean (SD) | 62.1 (8.5) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 64 (38,76) |
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| Caregiver Feeding Domains | |
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| Sensitivity to Cues (0 to 16 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 14.1 (2.0) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 15 (7,16) |
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| Responsive to Distress (0 to 11 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 10.2 (1.3) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 11 (4,11) |
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| Social/Emotional Growth Fostering (0 to 14 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 11.4 (2.2) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 12 (6,14) |
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| Cognitive Growth Fostering (0 to 9 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 6.7 (2.2) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 8 (1, 9) |
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| Preterm Infant Feeding Domains | |
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| Clarity of Cues (0 to 15 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 12.5 (1.6) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 13 (9,15) |
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| Responsiveness to Caregiver (0 to 11 points) | |
| mean (SD) | 7.3 (2.2) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 8 (2,11) |
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| Characteristics of the one year neurodevelopmental Follow-up | |
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| Infant PMA at the neurodevelopmental follow-up, weeks | |
| mean (SD) | 92.3 (1.8) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 92 (87,96) |
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| Bayley II MDI | |
| mean (SD) | 97.7 (11.1) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 96 (72,125) |
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| Bayley II PDI | |
| mean (SD) | 94.3 (15.8) |
| median (upper and lower extremes) | 93 (50,149) |
SD = standard deviation, PMA = post-menstrual age, HS = high school, GED = general education development, NCAFS = Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale, MDI = mental developmental index; PDI = psychomotor developmental index