Baseline characteristics of the IFDC and control groups
| IFDC (n=37) | Controls (n=57) | P value | |
| Gestational age at birth | 29+5 (27+4–31) | 30+1 (27+1–31+3) | 0.510 |
| Birth weight | 1225 (1000–1490) | 1234 (978–1482) | 0.923 |
| Maternal age | 31±6.2 | 35±5.1 | <0.001 |
| Index of multiple deprivation rank | 10785±6634 | 10599±6418 | 0.891 |
| Index of multiple deprivation decile | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–5) | 0.962 |
| Marital status, married/living together | 16 (64) | 35 (76) | 0.169 |
| Singleton | 23 (62) | 34 (60) | 0.832 |
| Antenatal steroids, complete course | 35 (95) | 50 (88) | 0.482 |
| Mode of delivery, CS | 23 (62) | 42 (74) | 0.278 |
| Gender, male | 22 (60) | 31 (54) | 0.675 |
| Surfactant given | 18 (49) | 38 (51) | 0.842 |
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; IFDC, Integrated Family Delivered Care.