Research Article

Neuromotor Development Evaluation of Preterm Babies Less than 34 Weeks of Gestation with Bayley III at 18-24 Months

Table 1

The prenatal, natal, and postnatal features of the cases and demographic characteristics during hospitalization in the neonatal period.


Birth weight, g (lower-upper limits)(625-2950)
Gestational age, weeks (lower-upper limits)(24-34)
Antenatal steroid administration, (%)51(53.1)
1st minute Apgar , (%)54(56.3)
5th minute Apgar , (%)12(12.5)
Mode of delivery, cesarean, (%)86(89.4)
Gender, female, (%)50(52.1)
Diseases at hospitalization
Respiratory distress syndrome, (%)27(28.1)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (%)20(20.8)
 Mild17(17.7)
 Moderate3(3.1)
Sepsis, (%)20(20.8)
Necrotizing enterocolitis, (%)25(26)
 Stage 120(20.8)
 Stage 25(5.2)
Intraventricular haemorrhages, (%)24(25)
 Stage 116(16.6)
 Stage 24(4.2)
 Stage 34(4.2)
Treatments at hospitalization, (%)
 Oxygen support88(91.7)
 Mechanical ventilation support42(43.8)
 CPAP68(70.8)
 Surfactant27(28.1)
 Caffeine45(46.9)
 Antibiotic88(91.7)
 Postnatal steroid20(20.8)
Hospitalization features (lower-upper limits)
 Length of stay in hospital, day5-166
 Oxygen requirement time, day1-166
 Mechanical ventilation time, day1-83
 CPAP implementation time, day1-33
 Duration of antibiotic therapy, day3-74
Bayley III composite scores (lower-upper limits)
 Cognitive scores55-120
 Language scores59-118
 Motor scores46-118
Composite accepted as delayComposite accepted as delay
Abnormal cognitive results, (%)13 (13.5)2 (2.1)
Abnormal language results, (%)19 (19.8)2 (2.1)
Abnormal motor results, (%)32 (33.3)3 (3.1)

CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure.