Characteristics and outcomes | Early | Late |
---|---|---|
Number (%) | 189 (94) | 183 (91) |
Gestation | 31.2 | 31.1 |
Birth weight | 1042 | 1018 |
Breast milk for fi rst feed (%) | 82 | 88 |
Days to full feeds | 18 (15–23) | 21 (19–25)** |
Necrotising enterocolitis (number (%)) | 25 (13) | 20 (11) |
Sepsis (number (%)) | 48 (25) | 56 (31) |
Days of total parenteral nutrition (median (IQR)) | 12 (9–15) | 18 (13–18)** |
Died before discharge (total (%)) | 11 (5) | 10 (5) |
↵** p<0.001.