Comparison of Chest-to-Back Skin-to-Skin Contact and Chest-to-Chest Skin-to-Skin Contact on the Risk of Oxygen Desaturation and Change in Heart Rate in Low Birth Weight and/or Premature Babies: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 2

The CB and CC groups by general character of the participants.

Variables		CB ()	CC ()		Sig
Mode of delivery	Normal/vaginal	17 (74%)	18 (78.3%)	0.583	0.45
	Cesarean section	6 (26%)	5 (21.7%)
Birth weight in gram ()				-0.178	0.86
Gestational age in weeks ()				2.47	0.01
Gender	Female	13 (56.5%)	9 (39%)	50	0.03
	Male	10 (43.5%)	14 (61%)
Age category in days	0-7 days	6 (26.1%)	5 (21.7%)	204	0.01
	8-15 days	7 (30.5%)	5 (21.7%)
	16-21 days	5 (21.7%)	8 (34.9%)
	≥22	5 (21.7%)	5 (21.7%)
Weight in gram ()				1.79	0.07
Breastfeeding status	Not suckling at all	3 (13%)	4 (17.4%)	150	0.02
	Not suckling effectively	11 (47.8%)	13 (56.5%)
	Suckling effectively	9 (39.2%)	6 (26.1%)