Effect of early micro-breastfeeding on growth rate and postpartum depression in preterm infants with low-birth-weight

Table 1 Comparison of baseline data between two groups

Baseline information	Observer group (n = 36)	Control group (n = 32)	t value/χ2	P value
Gestational age (weeks)	32.25 ± 3.14	32.42 ± 2.95	0.229	0.819
Mode of delivery, n (%)			0.030	0.862
Abdominal delivery	21 (58.33)	18 (56.25)
Eutocia	15 (41.67)	14 (43.75)
Baby sex, n (%)			0.337	0.561
Baby boy	20 (55.56)	20 (62.50)
Baby girl	16 (44.44)	12 (37.50)
Infant Apgar score (points)	7.98 ± 1.04	8.16 ± 1.13	0.684	0.496
Infant birth weight (kg)	1.95 ± 0.26	1.97 ± 0.29	0.299	0.765
Birth length of baby (cm)	42.06 ± 3.25	42.19 ± 3.32	0.176	0.861
Birth head circumference of infants (cm)	31.38 ± 3.63	31.48 ± 3.66	0.113	0.910
Mother's age (years)	26.97 ± 4.48	26.56 ± 4.61	0.372	0.711
Mother's reproductive history, n (%)			0.260	0.610
Primipara	25 (69.44)	24 (75.00)
Multipara	11 (30.56)	8 (25.00)
Maternal pregnancy complications, n (%)			0.315	0.575
Have	28 (77.78)	23 (71.88)
Not have	8 (22.22)	9 (28.12)