Characteristics of babies observed
| Characteristic | n (%) n=216 |
| Shift of observation | |
| Weekday day | 59 (27.3) |
| Weekday night | 54 (25.0) |
| Weekend day | 50 (23.1) |
| Weekend night | 53 (24.5) |
| Neonatal care category | |
| A (severe illness) | 69 (31.9) |
| B (moderate severity) | 75 (34.7) |
| C (stable) | 72 (33.3) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 122 (56.7) |
| Female | 93 (43.3) |
| Age categories (days) | |
| ≤2 | 49 (23.0) |
| 3–7 | 80 (37.6) |
| 8–28 | 84 (39.4) |
| Pooled birth weight categories (kg) | |
| <1.4 | 70 (32.6) |
| 1.5 to <1.9 | 50 (23.3) |
| 2.0 to <2.4 | 22 (10.2) |
| ≥2.5 | 73 (34.0) |
| Baby:nurse ratio | |
| 1–3 babies/nurse | 84 (39.1) |
| 4–11 babies/nurse | 50 (23.3) |
| ≥12 babies/nurse | 81 (37.7) |
| Type of delivery | |
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 81 (37.9) |
| Caesarean section | 126 (58.9) |
| Assisted vaginal delivery | 7 (3.3) |
| Primary diagnosis at observation | |
| Premature, LBW | 92 (42.6) |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 42 (19.4) |
| Jaundice | 24 (11.1) |
| Birth asphyxia | 17 (7.9) |
| Neonatal sepsis | 9 (4.2) |
| Meconium aspiration | 7 (3.2) |
| Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy | 5 (2.3) |
| For observation/accommodation | 8 (3.7) |
| Other | 12 (5.6) |
LBW, low birth weight.