Table 3 Vital signs at admission of outborn infants transferred with the ambulance to Beira Central Hospital

Clinical parameters

Heart rate:

 ≤ 60 bpm

7 (3.5)

60–100 bpm

7 (3.5)

101–180 bpm

182 (92.0)

 > 180 bpm

2 (1.0)

Respiratory rate:

Apnea

8 (4.0)

 < 40 breaths/min

23 (11.6)

40–60 breaths/min

104 (52.6)

 > 60 breaths/min

63 (31.8)

Oxygen Saturation:

 < 80%

27 (13.6)

80–91%

45 (22.7)

 > 92%

126 (63.6)

Body temperature:

 < 32 °C

4 (2.0)

32–35.9 °C

107 (54.1)

36–36.4 °C

39 (19.7)

36.5–37.5 °C

40 (20.2)

 > 37.5 °C

8 (4.0)

TOPS components

Body temperature < 36.5 °C

150 (75.8)

Oxygen saturation < 90%

64 (32.3)

Capillary refill time ≥ 3 s

22 (11.1)

Blood sugar < 40 mg/dl^a

14/177 (7.9)