Table 2.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of preterm neonates at FHCSH, 2016-2020, (n = 542).
| Gestational age (weeks) | N |
|---|---|
| <32 weeks | 118 |
| >=32 weeks | 424 |
| Admission weight (g) | |
| 1,000–1,499 g | 155 |
| 1,500–2,499 g | 340 |
| >=2,500 g | 47 |
| 1st min Apgar score | |
| 0–3 | 22 |
| 4–6 | 177 |
| 7–10 | 343 |
| 5th min Apgar score | |
| 0–3 | 11 |
| 4–6 | 174 |
| 7–10 | 355 |
| RDS | |
| No | 328 |
| Yes | 214 |
| Weight for gestational age | |
| AGA | 474 |
| SGA | 68 |
| Sepsis | |
| No | 117 |
| Yes | 425 |
| PNA | |
| No | 505 |
| Yes | 37 |
| Jaundice | |
| No | 343 |
| Yes | 199 |
| Hypoglycemia | |
| No | 477 |
| Yes | 65 |
| NEC | |
| No | 445 |
| Yes | 97 |
| KMC | |
| No | 374 |
| Yes | 168 |
| Time of breast feeding initiated | |
| Within 1 h | 236 |
| >1 h | 306 |