Table 1 Maternal and infant demographics
From: Feasibility of clinical newborn metabolic screening in a high-volume maternity center in Nepal
Maternal | |
Age (years) | |
Range | 17–39 |
Median | 24 |
Socioeconomic status (SES) | |
Upper middle | 0.5% |
Lower middle/middle | 96% |
Lower | 3.5% |
Antenatal visits | |
< 5 | 29% |
> 5 | 71% |
Place of antenatal care | |
All or some hospital care | 72% |
Health posts only | 26% |
Mode of delivery | |
Vaginal | 80% |
Cesarean section | 20% |
Infant | |
Gestation age (weeks) | |
Range | 28–43 |
Median | 39 |
Birth weight (grams) | |
Mean ± SD | 2985 ± 480 |
Sex | |
Male | 46% |
Female | 54% |