Maternal pre and perinatal experiences with their full-term, preterm and very preterm newborns

Table 1 Infant and family demographics according to sample in each study group

Infant and family variables	Sample	N	M	SD	Min-Max
Apgar at first minute	FT	50	8.59	1.59	4–10
	PT	50	7.88	1.78	2–9
	VPT	50	6.55	2.38	1–9
Apgar at fifth minute	FT	50	9.83	.44	8–10
	PT	50	9.25	.87	7–10
	VPT	50	8.45	1.37	2–10
Gestational age (weeks)	FT	50	39.11	1.09	37–41
	PT	50	34.25	1.60	32–36
	VPT	50	28.25	2.47	24.5–31.6
Birthweight (g)	FT	50	3238.66	398.56	2345–4190
	PT	50	2141.25	405,837	1435–2890
	VPT	50	1165.96	453.45	500–2020
Parity	FT	50	1.33	.57	0–4
	PT	50	.80	.96	0–2
	VPT	50	1.36	.92	0–4
Maternal age	FT	50	30.32	5.12	20–43
	PT	50	27.94	5.80	18–42
	VPT	50	33.44	3.88	21–46
Maternal years of formal education	FT	50	11.24	2.25	6–19
	PT	50	10.01	3.23	4–19
	VPT	50	12.75	3.58	3–19

Note. FT Full-Term newborns, PT Preterm newborns, VPT Very Preterm newborns. Maternal years of education = Number of years of education that mothers completed successfully

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