Evaluation of Pulse Rate, Oxygen Saturation, and Respiratory Effort after Different Types of Feeding Methods in Preterm Newborns

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

(a)

Characteristic		Mean	SD
Birth weight (grams)	110	1662.80	358
Gestational age (weeks)	110	33.15	2.05
Weight at the time of assessment (grams)	383	1677.02	278
PMA at the time of assessment (weeks)	383	34.42	1.69

(b)

Group		Mean PMA (weeks)	SD
BF	51	34.93	1.79
SF	63	34.09	1.59
GF	56	33.79	1.93
BS	93	34.88	1.06
BG	31	33.96	2.21
SG	35	34.43	1.17
BSG	36	34.64	2.21