Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of neonates admitted to the SCU in the pre- vs. post-intervention periods.

	Pre-Intervention	Post-Intervention Period:	p-Value
	Period:
Deliveries	N = 2901	N = 2732	-
Mode of delivery:			<0.0001
Caesarean section	1056/2901 (36.4%)	840/2732 (30.7%)
Vaginal delivery	1845/2901 (63.6%)	1892/2732 (69.3%)
Twin deliveries	50/2901 (1.7%)	55/2732 (2.0%)	0.48
Neonates	N = 2952	N = 2790
Inborn neonates	2890/2952 (97.9%)	2675/2790 (95.6%)	<0.0001
Males	1472/2952 (49.9%)	1370/2790 (49.1%)	0.58
Birth weight:			<0.0001
≤1499 g	24/2952 (0.8%)	63/2790 (2.3%)
1500–2499 g	282/2952 (9.6%)	318/2790 (11.4%)
≥2500 g	2646/2952 (89.6%)	2409/2790 (86.3%)
5-min Apgar score < 7 (only inborn)	121/2890 (4.2%)	109/2675 (4.1%)	0.89

Data were summarized as n/N (%).