Table 1 Clinical backgrounds of newborns registered during each study period with and without video calls.
Period 1 | Period 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Whole cohort | a Video call (−) | b Video call (+) | ||
n = 525 | n = 236 | n = 136 | n = 100 | |
Gestational age (week) | 38.5 ± 2.1 | 38.5 ± 2.2 | 38.2 ± 2.6 | 38.9 ± 1.5 |
Body weight at birth (g) | 2806 ± 526 | 2788 ± 557 | 2703 ± 612 | 2904 ± 450 |
Male sex | 307 (58.5%) | 136 (63.6%) | 80 (58.8%) | 56 (56.0%) |
All caesarean section | 128 (24.4%) | 72 (30.5%) | 42 (30.9%) | 30 (30.0%) |
Emergency caesarean section | 64 (12.2%) | 29 (12.3%) | 19 (14.0%) | 10 (10.0%) |
Elective caesarean section | 64 (12.2%) | 43 (18.2%) | 23 (16.9%) | 20 (20.0%) |
Forced delivery (vaginal) | 55 (10.5%) | 27 (11.4%) | 13 (9.6%) | 14 (14.0%) |
1-minute Apgar score | 9 [8, 9] | 8 [8, 9] | 8 [7, 9] | 8 [8, 9] |
5-minute Apgar score | 9 [9, 10] | 9 [9, 9] | 9 [8, 9] | 9 [9, 9] |
Night time/weekend referral | 256 (48.8%) | 118 (50.0%) | 70 (51.5%) | 48 (48.0%) |
Distance of transportation (km) | 17.8 ± 17.2 | 16.5 ± 16.3 | 16.3 ± 16.3 | 16.7 ± 16.1 |
Postnatal age at referral (h) | 17.0 ± 18.1 | 15.5 ± 17.9 | 16.0 ± 19.1 | 14.8 ± 16.2 |
Primary clinical problem at referral | ||||
Respiratory problem | 198 (37.7%) | 83 (35.2%) | 46 (33.8%) | 37 (37.0%) |
Gastrointestinal problem | 70 (13.3%) | 33 (14.0%) | 24 (17.6%) | 9 (9.0%) |
Preterm birth/low-birth-weight | 69 (13.1%) | 34 (14.4%) | 15 (11.0%) | 19 (19.0%) |
Cardiac problem | 44 (8.4%) | 19 (8.1%) | 11 (8.1%) | 8 (8.0%) |
Congenital anomaly | 31 (5.9%) | 7 (3.0%) | 3 (2.2%) | 4 (4.0%) |
Jaundice | 17 (3.2%) | 19 (8.1%) | 10 (7.4%) | 9 (9.0%) |
Hypothermia and not being well signs | 24 (4.6%) | 11 (4.7%) | 10 (7.4%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Fever/infection | 21 (4.0%) | 10 (4.2%) | 4 (2.9%) | 6 (6.0%) |
Birth asphyxia | 17 (3.2%) | 9 (3.8%) | 7 (5.1%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Hypoglycaemia | 18 (3.4%) | 6 (2.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | 4 (4.0%) |
Neurological problem | 14 (2.7%) | 5 (2.1%) | 4 (2.9%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Other problems | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Risk estimation at referral | ||||
Estimated as clinically unstable | 206 (39.2%) | 113 (47.9%) | 61 (44.9%) | 52 (52.0%) |
Requirement for respiratory support after admission | ||||
IPPV | 91 (17.3%) | 59 (25.0%) | 33 (24.3%) | 26 (26.0%) |
IPPV or NIPPV | 122 (23.2%) | 73 (30.9%) | 39 (28.7%) | 34 (34.0%) |
