Table 8 Frequency and percentage of maternal descriptions of newborn’s temperament in each study group
From: Maternal pre and perinatal experiences with their full-term, preterm and very preterm newborns
Study Group | Characterization of newborn’s temperament | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Do not know | Calm | Agitated/ Weeping | Mixed | |
FT | 0 (0%) | 33 (66%) | 10 (20%) | 7 (14%) |
PT | 10 (20%) | 30 (60%) | 5 (10%) | 5 (10%) |
VPT | 16 (32%) | 13 (26%) | 20 (40%) | 1 (2%) |
Total | 26 (17%) | 76 (51%) | 35 (23%) | 13 (9%) |