Skip to main content
. 2022 Aug 9;29(2):375–386. doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2022.07.027

Table 2.

Parental and babies characteristics.

Variables Number (n) Percentage (%)
Having Another Child
 Yes 28 30.11
 No 65 69.89
Gestation Week
 <28 33 35.48
 28-36 22 23.66
 37-42 38 40.86
Delivery Type
 Vaginal 33 35.48
 C-section 60 64.52
Number of Babies
 One 85 91.40
 Two 8 8.60
Birth weighta 2184.57 ± 1246.93
Baby Gender
 Girl 46 49.46
 Boy 44 47.31
 Girl and boy 3 3.23
Baby Diagnosis
 Premature 47 50.54
 Infection 4 4.30
 Cardiac disease 11 11.83
 Diaphragmatic hernia 3 3.23
 Ligament problems 3 3.23
 Down 4 4.30
 Syndromic 4 4.30
 Respiratory distress 7 7.53
 Blood sugar 3 3.23
 Hypoxia 5 5.38
 Epilepsy 2 2.15
Information about the baby's condition
 Yes 90 96.77
 No 3 3.23
Informer
 Physician 67 74.44
 Nurse 23 25.56
Miscarriage
 Yes 11 18.97
 No 47 81.03
Stillbirth
 Yes 3 5.17
 No 55 94.83
Baby admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit before
 Yes 11 11.83
 No 82 88.17
Baby respirator
 Yes 63 67.74
 No 30 32.26
Support from the spouse's mother and other family members during the baby's admission
 Yes 48 52.75
 No 43 47.25
Support from your mother and other family members during the baby's admission
 Yes 53 58.24
 No 38 41.76
Support from friends during the baby's admission
 Yes 45 49.45
 No 46 50.55
Follow-up duration in the intensive care unitb 15 (8–220)
Presence of chronic diseases
 Yes 8 8.60
 No 85 91.40
Chronic diseases
 Diabetes 2 28.57
 Renal 2 28.57
 Hypertension 2 28.57
 Other 1 14.29
Having someone else helping with the care of children
 Yes 40 51.95
 No 37 48.05
Admission in other children
 Yes, very often/always 4 4.82
 Several times 26 31.33
 No, never 53 63.86
Anxiety due to “no visitors” policy
 Yes 77 82.80
 No 16 17.20
Frequency of getting information about the baby
 Every day 68 73.12
 Every few days 18 19.35
 Once a week 7 7.53
Seeing the baby last
 During birth 23 24.73
 Video call 67 72.04
 Never 3 3.23
a

Mean ± standard deviation.

b

Median (min-max).