- Characteristics of study population and neonatal outcomes.
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 74 (53.2) |
| Female | 65 (46.8) |
| Mother nationality | |
| Saudi | 97 (69.7) |
| Non-Saudi | 42 (30.3) |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Vaginal | 69 (49.6) |
| Cesarean | 70 (53.2) |
| Pregnancy identified | |
| US | 28 (20.1) |
| LMP | 90 (64.7) |
| Clinical examination | 17 (12.2) |
| Mother’s weight at delivery, kg (mean±SD) | 74.2±17.4 |
| Mother’s height at delivery, cm (mean±SD) | 157.6±6 |
| Maternal age, years (mean±SD) | 29.2±7.25 |
| Average of antenatal visits (mean±SD) | 4.8±2.9 |
| History of abortions | |
| Yes | 32 (23.1) |
| No | 107 (76.9) |
| Plurality | |
| Singletons | 120 (86.3) |
| Twins | 13 (9.3) |
| Triples | 6 (4.3) |
| Primipara | 39 (28.0) |
| GA, weeks (mean±SD) | 32.9±3.9 |
| SGA | 62 (44.6) |
| BW, grams | 1941±723 |
| Length of stay in NICU, days (mean±SD) | 18.2±21.4 |
| Weight at NICU discharge, g (mean±SD) | 2098±555 |
| Low APGAR (<7 at 5 minutes) (mean±SD) | 24±17.2 |
| According to GA | |
| Extremely preterm (<28 weeks) | 15 (10.79) |
| Very preterm (28 to <32 weeks) | 27 (19.42) |
| Late preterm (32 to <37 weeks) | 97 (69.78) |
| According to BW (grams) | |
| Less than 1000 (ELBW) | 13 (9.35) |
| 1000 to 1499 (VLBW) | 25 (17.99) |
| 1500 to 2499 (LBW) | 74 (53.24) |
| 2500 to 3999 (NBW) | 27 (19.42) |
SD: standard deviation, US: ultrasound, LMP: last menstrual period, GA: gestational age, SGA: Small for gestational age, BW: birth weight, NICU: neonatal intensive care unit, ELBW: extremely low birth weight, VLBW: very low birth weight, LBW: low birth weight, NBW: normal birth weight