Table 1 Characteristics of mother-infant pairs
All mother-infant pairs n(%) N = 28,121 | Immediate and thorough drying n(%) N = 10,914 | Skin to skin contact n(%) N = 5324 | Delayed cord clamping n(%) N = 18,252 | Early initiation of breastfeeding n(%) N = 8459 | Mortality n (%) N = 753 | |
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Sex of infant | ||||||
Male | 14,528 (51.7%) | 5723 (41.3%) | 2872 (20.4%) | 9225 (66.8%) | 4583 (31.6%) | 401 (2.8%) |
Female | 13,593 (48.3%) | 5191 (39.8%) | 2452 (18.54%) | 9027 (69.6%) | 3876 (28.5%) | 352 (2.6%) |
Preterm birth | ||||||
> 37 weeks | 22,698 (81.0%) | 8934 (41.1%) | 4483 (20.3%) | 14,524 (67.2%) | 6976 (30.8%) | 442 (1.9%) |
< 37 weeks | 5324 (19.0%) | 1944 (38.3%) | 821 (15.9%) | 3653 (72.2%) | 1455 (27.4%) | 306 (5.8%) |
Mother’s literacy | ||||||
Literate | 8814 (31.3%) | 3872 (47.2%) | 2378 (28.3%) | 4417 (54.3%) | 3097 (35.2%) | 198 (2.3%) |
Illiterate | 19,300 (68.7%) | 7038 (37.7%) | 2943 (15.6%) | 13,832 (74.2%) | 5359 (27.8%) | 555 (2.9%) |
SES quartile | ||||||
First | 9609 (34.2%) | 3445 (36.9%) | 1332 (14.1%) | 7132 (76.4%) | 2613 (27.2%) | 286 (3.0%) |
Second | 6056 (21.5%) | 2352 (40.4%) | 1067 (18.1%) | 3965 (68.4%) | 1796 (29.7%) | 174 (2.9%) |
Third | 5773 (20.5%) | 2265 (41.2%) | 1216 (21.7%) | 3579 (65.6%) | 1767 (30.7%) | 135 (2.3%) |
Fourth | 6683 (23.8%) | 2852 (45.87%) | 1709 (26.9%) | 3576 (57.8%) | 2283 (34.2%) | 158 (2.4%) |
Parity | ||||||
Nulliparous | 7886 (28.0%) | 3383 (46.1%) | 1944 (25.9%) | 4096 (56.3%) | 2256 (28.6%) | 279 (3.5%) |
Multiparous | 20,234 (72.0%) | 7531 (38.6%) | 3379 (17.1%) | 14,156 (72.6%) | 6203 (30.7%) | 474 (2.3%) |
Place of delivery | ||||||
Hospital/clinic | 11,875 (42.2%) | 6376 (59.6%) | 5021 (45.3%) | 2341 (22.1%) | 4876 (41.1%) | 355 (3.0%) |
At home/other | 16,245 (57.8%) | 4537 (28.1%) | 303 (1.9%) | 15,911 (98.2%) | 3583 (22.1%) | 398 (2.5%) |