Table 2.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of 76 extremely low birth weight infants assessed with Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Version III) at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal characteristics | ||
| Antenatal care (at least one visit) | 68 | 89·5 |
| Antenatal steroids (any number of doses) | 46 | 60·5 |
| Antenatal magnesium sulphate for preeclampsia | 10 | 13·2 |
| Maternal hypertension | 33 | 43·4 |
| Maternal HIV | 20 | 26·3 |
| Chorioamnionitis | 1 | 1·3 |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| Delivered by elective or emergency caesarean | 55 | 72·3 |
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| Neonatal characteristics | ||
| Resuscitation at birth | 38 | 50·0 |
| Five minute Apgar score below 6 | 10 | 13·1 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 74 | 97·4 |
| Surfactant therapy | 62 | 81·6 |
| Nasal CPAP without mechanical ventilation | 48 | 63·2 |
| Mechanical ventilation | 13 | 17·1 |
| Early onset sepsis (<72 h of life) | 2 | 2·6 |
| Complications of prematurity | ||
| Patent ductus arteriosus | 9 | 11·8 |
| Necrotising enterocolitis stage 2 or 3 | 4 | 5·3 |
| Anaemia requiring blood transfusion | 56 | 73·7 |
| Late onset sepsis (>72 h of life) | 36 | 47·4 |
| Intraventricular haemorrhage Grade 1 or 2 | 14 | 18·4 |
| Steroids for chronic lung disease | 27 | 35·5 |
| Retinopathy of prematurity stage 3 or more | 1 | 1·3 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Kangaroo mother care | 48 | 63.2 |
| Exclusively breastfed on discharge | 32 | 42.1 |