Table 2 Characteristics of participants (n = 15 women; n = 18 babies)

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)