Table 1 Demographic characteristics of mothers and infants
From: Donor milk intake and infant growth in a South African neonatal unit: a cohort study
Maternal characteristics (N = 99) | N (%)a |
 Antenatal care | 65 (73) |
 Primigravid | 19 (21) |
 HIV Infection | 40 (40) |
 Active tuberculosis | 3 (3) |
 Gestational proteinuric hypertension | 17 (19) |
 Gestational diabetes | 0 |
 Substance abuse during pregnancy | 32 (35) |
 Multiple gestation pregnancy | 18 (20) |
 Antenatal steroids | 38 (41) |
 Chorioamnionitis | 10 (11) |
 Cesarean delivery | 43 (48) |
Infant characteristics (N = 105) | Mean ± SD or N (%) |
 Gestational age, weeks | 30.9 ± 3.6 |
 Birth weight, grams | 1389 ± 708 |
 Inbornb | 68 (69) |
 Male gender | 49 (50) |
 Respiratory distress syndrome | 43 (44) |
 Patent ductus arteriosus | 17 (18) |
 Surfactant administration | 29 (30) |
 Intraventricular hemorrhage | 23 (27) |
 Infection | 21 (22) |
Infant characteristics | N (%) |
 Necrotizing enterocolitis | 3 (3) |
 Any total parenteral nutrition use | 4 (5) |
 Mortality during admission | 10 (10) |