TABLE 3. Heart Rate, Bradycardia, and Motor Activity in the 3 Study Conditions With Observation for 20 Minutes in Each Position
|
Heart Rate (bpm;* n = 36) |
Heart Rate (bpm;* Premature Infants; n = 24) |
Heart Rate (bpm;* Term Infants; n = 12) |
Lowest Heart Rate (bpm) |
Duration of Longest Bradycardia Episode (Hf <100 bpm; sec) |
Total No. of Bradycardia Episodes in Each Condition (Hf <100 bpm) |
Mean Activity Level |
|
| Infant sling vertical |
140.4 (10.9) NS |
143.3 (11.7) |
134.4 (5.4) |
85 |
22 |
3 |
0.69 |
| Infant sling horizontal |
139.1 (9.0) NS |
142.0 (8.5) |
133.1 (7.1) |
>100 |
0 |
0 |
0.47 |
| Pram |
139.5 (11.6) |
142.3 (12.2) |
134.0 (7.7) |
>100 |
0 |
0 |
1.06 |
|
NS indicates not significant.
* Data given are arithmetic mean values with standard deviations in parentheses.
Range: 0–3.
P = .017 compared with observations in the pram.
