Table 1 Characteristics of families included (N=52)
Swedish A | Swedish B | English C | English D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Size of NICU (infant’s beds) | 20 | 16 | 10 | 29 |
Mothers | n = 9 | n = 13 | n = 16 | n =14 |
Primiparous | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Multiparous | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Age, years | 22–45 | 22–40 | 19–36 | 19–36 |
Single parent | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Not born in Sweden / England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Occupation* | ||||
Managers / Professionals / Tecnicians and associate professionals / Clerks | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Service and shop workers / Craft workers | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Elementary occupations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Unemployed / housewife | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Studying | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Missing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feeding at discharge (breast milk and method) | ||||
Exclusive breast milk, at breast | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Exclusive breast milk, at breast and bottle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Exclusive breast milk, bottle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Partial breast milk, at breast and bottle | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Partial breast milk, bottle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
No breastmilk | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
Fathers | n = 5 | n = 7 | n = 3 | n = 4 |
Age, years | 24–47 | 28–47 | 23–40 | 25–40 |
Not born in Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Occupation* | ||||
Managers / Professionals / Tecnicians and associate professionals / Clerk | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Service and shop workers / Craft workers / Plant and machine operators | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Elementary occupations | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Unemployed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Studying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Infants | n = 12 | n = 14 | n = 20 | n = 16 |
Female | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 |
Gestational age at birth, weeks | 25–34 | 29–35 | 23–35 | 26–35 |
Birthweight, grams | 550–2015 | 950–2855 | 750–2440 | 745–1960 |
Length of hospital stay, days | 24–114 | 5–79 | 7–220 | 9–95 |