IFCD (n=20) | Controls (n=20) | P value | |
GA at birth | 27+4 (26+5–29+2) | 27+1 (26+4–28+6) | 0.288 |
Birth weight | 1090 (830–1313) | 945 (793–1100) | 0.223 |
Index of multiple deprivation rank | 7392±3592 | 9214±6009 | 0.243 |
Index of multiple deprivation decile | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–5) | 0.506 |
Maternal age | 30±6.5 | 35±5 | 0.005 |
Marital status, married/living together | 8 (57) | 9 (64) | 1.000 |
Singleton | 16 (80) | 13 (65) | 0.480 |
Antenatal steroids, complete course | 19 (95) | 14 (70) | 0.109 |
Mode of delivery, CS | 8 (40) | 11 (55) | 0.182 |
Gender, male | 17 (85) | 12 (60) | 0.155 |
Surfactant given | 16 (80) | 16 (80) | 1.000 |
Continuous variables expressed as mean ±SD or median (IQR). Categorical variables expressed as n (%). P value of the Student t test. P value of the Pearson χ2 test.
CS, caesarean section; GA, gestational age; IFDC, Integrated Family Delivered Care; LOS, length of stay.