Outcome data comparison between the IFDC and control groups
| IFDC (n=37) | Controls (n=57) | P value | |
| ICU stay, days | 3 (0–6) | 2 (0–7) | 0.958 |
| HDU stay, days | 5 (2–11) | 7 (1–24) | 1.000 |
| SCBU stay, days | 30 (21–41) | 40 (31–46) | 0.006 |
| Total LOS, days | 41 (32–63) | 55 (41–73) | 0.022 |
| Corrected gestation at discharge | 36 (35+0–38+0) | 37+1 (36+3–38+4) | 0.003 |
| Weight gain, g/day | 13 (10–19) | 14 (11–18) | 0.666 |
| Body weight at discharge | 1822 (1685–2182) | 2047 (1782–2342) | 0.085 |
| Full enteral feeds achievement, day | 6 (4–9) | 8 (6–13) | 0.008 |
| Full suck feed achievement, day | 40 (32–52) | 47 (39–71) | 0.022 |
| Maternal milk at discharge (BF/MEBM/mixed) | 34 (92) | 54 (95) | 0.206 |
| Exclusive maternal milk at discharge (BF/bottle) | 25 (68) | 31 (54) | 0.282 |
| Exclusive breast feeding at discharge | 17 (46) | 22 (39) | 0.525 |
| Invasive ventilation duration | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0.857 |
| Non-invasive ventilation duration | 4 (2–15) | 7 (1–26) | 0.652 |
| Oxygen duration | 1 (0–16) | 8 (1–47) | 0.041 |
| Discharge on home oxygen | 5 (14) | 5 (9) | 0.530 |
| Intraventricular haemorrhage III-IV | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | 1.000 |
| Retinopathy of prematurity | 6 (16) | 10 (18) | 1.000 |
| Necrotising enterocolitis | 0 | 2 (4) | 0.518 |
| Late onset sepsis | 4 (11) | 3 (5) | 0.428 |
| Bronchopulmonary dysplasia | 11 (33) | 19 (33) | 1.000 |
Continuous variables expressed as median (IQR). Categorical variables expressed as n (%). P value of the Student t test or Mann-Whitney test. P value of the Pearson χ2 test or Fisher exact test.
BF, breastfeeding; HDU, high dependency unit; ICU, intensive care unit; IFDC, Integrated Family Delivered Care; LOS, length of stay; MEBM, mother expressed breast milk; SCBU, special care baby unit.