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Table 1 Maternal and newborn characteristics

From: Newborn follow-up after discharge from a tertiary care hospital in the Western Cape region of South Africa: a prospective observational cohort study

Total

n = 972 (%)

 

Maternal characteristics

 Education level

 Pregnancy Complication

  Primary and under

83 (8)

  None

584 (60)

  Secondary

540 (56)

  Maternal conditionb

206 (21)

  Matrica or higher

349 (36)

  Delivery conditionc

182 (19)

 Race

 Number of children

  African

576 (59)

  0

284 (29)

  Mixed

379 (39)

  1

291 (30)

  White/Other

17 (2)

  2

242 (25)

 Medical Insurance

  3+

155 (16)

  No

958 (99)

 Delivery type

  Yes

14 (1)

  Vaginal

569 (59)

 Travel time to local clinic

  Elective C-section

247 (25)

  >1 hour

507 (52)

  Emergent C-section

156 (16)

  <1 hour

455 (47)

  

  Unknown

10 (1)

 

 Maternal Income

  Salary/Wages/Grants

160 (16)

  No income

799 (82)

  Refuse to disclose

13 (1)

Newborn characteristics

 Birth weight (grams)

 Length of stay (hours)

  <2500

247 (25)

  0–24

255 (26)

  ≥2500

725 (75)

  25–48

209 (22)

 Gestational Age (weeks)

  49–72

218 (22)

  34–36

197 (20)

  73–96

168 (17)

  37–39

594 (61)

  >96

122 (13)

  40–42

178 (18)

 Planned Diet

  Unknown

3 (<1)

  Breastmilk

911 (94)

  

  Formula

61 (6)

Outcomes

 Follow-up within 7 days of discharge

 

  Yes

794 (82)

  No

177 (18)

  1. aMatric: completion or graduation from secondary school
  2. bMaternal condition: anemia, gestational diabetes, HIV, hypertension, preeclampsia
  3. cDelivery condition: breech presentation, failure to progress, fetal distress, placental abruption, twin gestation