From: Socio-demographic and clinical profile of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy in Gujarat, India
No. of participants | Percentage | ||
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Place of birth | Hospital/clinic—by a doctor | 401 | 83.37 |
Home—by midwife | 76 | 15.80 | |
Home—without an experienced person | 4 | 0.83 | |
Type of birth | Single | 451 | 93.76 |
Twins | 29 | 6.03 | |
Triplets or more | 1 | 0.21 | |
Type of delivery | Full term—normal | 183 | 38.05 |
Full term—abnormal | 175 | 36.38 | |
Preterm—normal | 46 | 9.56 | |
Preterm—abnormal | 77 | 16.01 | |
Type of complications | Prenatal maternal illness | 115 | 23.91 |
Perinatal complication | 230 | 47.82 | |
Postnatal complication | 75 | 15.59 | |
No significant history | 61 | 12.68 | |
Birth weight of child | > 2.50 kg | 220 | 45.74 |
1.50–2.49 kg | 183 | 38.05 | |
1–1.49 kg | 69 | 14.35 | |
< 1 kg | 9 | 1.87 | |
Duration of NICU admission | Not Required | 212 | 44.07 |
1–14 days | 192 | 39.92 | |
15–21 days | 50 | 10.40 | |
> 21 days | 27 | 5.61 | |
Advice about neurodevelopmental follow-up | Not required | 310 | 64.4 |
Weekly | 51 | 10.6 | |
Fortnightly | 59 | 12.3 | |
Monthly | 61 | 12.7 |