Clinical Study

A New Bottle Design Decreases Hypoxemic Episodes during Feeding in Preterm Infants

Table 1

Characteristics of the sample : 14 males, 20 females.

VariablesMeanS.D.

Infants
 BW (g)1163.4479.1
 GA (weeks)31.13.1
 PCA (weeks)35.41.3
 Days on oxygen (prior to study)6.310.4
 Days before discharge2.41.61
  SpO2 during baseline period (%)96.81.90
Mothers
 Age (years)29.064.72
 Education (years)13.933.41
 Parity21.8