Variable | 37 weeks | 34-36 weeks | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | n = 80 | n = 67 |  |
Maternal | Â | Â | Â |
Parity | 1 ± 1.3 | 1 ± 1.3 | 0.48 |
Maternal smoking | 28 (38.9) | 23 (38.3) | 0.95 |
Maternal age | 28.3 ± 6.8 | 27.3 ± 5.9 | 0.30 |
Infant | Â | Â | Â |
†Caesarean birth | 47 (57.5) | 41 (61.2) | 0.56 |
Birth weight (grams) | 2944 ± 462.3 | 2556 ± 488.7 | <0.001 |
Apgar at one minute | 8 ± 1.5 | 8 ± 1.7 | 0.08 |
Multiple Birth | 6 (7.5) | 4 (6.0) | 0.71 |
††Initiated breastfeeding | 61 (41.5) | 31 (21.1) | <0.001 |
†††Exclusive breastfeedingat discharge | 67 (83.7) | 40 (59.7) | <0.001 |