Variables: n (%) | ||||||
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Age (years) | 18–25 26–35 36–45 | 2 9 4 | (13) (60) (27) | |||
Level of education | Less than High School High School College ≤ 3 years College > 3 years | 3 2 6 4 | (20) (13) (40) (27) | |||
Parity | 1 2 | 9 6 | (60) (40) | |||
Gestation | Single Twins | 12 3 | (80) (20) | |||
Length of hospital stay | Less than 7 days Between 7 and 30 days Over 30 days | 7 5 3 | (47) (33) (20) | |||
Mode of delivery | Emergency caesarean Planned caesarean. Vaginal birth | 11 2 2 | (74) (13) (13) | |||
Gestational age at delivery | 26–27 GW 28–30 GW 31–33 GW | 3 3 9 | (20) (20) (60) | |||
Cause of preterm birth | Pre-eclampsia Intrauterine growth restriction Placenta previa Premature rupture of membranes | 6 5 2 2 | (40) (33) (13) (13) | |||
Neonatal complications in NICU | Respiratory distress syndrome Heart failure Necrotizing enterocolitis Sepsis Intraventricular hemorrhage | 16 1 4 5 3 | (89) (5) (22) (28) (17) | |||
Long-term complications linked to preterm birth | Neurological Respiratory Eating disorder None | 1 3 2 12 | (5) (17) (10) (67) |