Demographic Characteristics of the Study Newborns (n = 5507)
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 49.8 |
| Female | 50.2 |
| Maternal race (%) | |
| White | 14.4 |
| Black | 52.9 |
| Latino | 24.3 |
| Asian | 2.4 |
| Other/unknown | 6.1 |
| Gestational age in weeks (%) | |
| 35–36 | 5.1 |
| 37 | 7.5 |
| 38 | 18.8 |
| 39 | 26.4 |
| 40 | 27.5 |
| 41 | 13.0 |
| ≥42 | 1.8 |
| Maternal age in years (%) | |
| <20 | 13.2 |
| 20–24.9 | 29.6 |
| 25–29.9 | 27.1 |
| 30–34.9 | 18.7 |
| ≥35 | 11.4 |
| Feeding type (%) | |
| Exclusively breastfed | 29.8 |
| Partially breastfed | 27.6 |
| Formula-fed | 42.6 |
| Age at discharge in hours (mean ± SD) | |
| Vaginal delivery | 41.56 ± 20.5 |
| Caesarian delivery | 74.09 ± 8.86 |
| Access to care (%)* | |
| HFHSF | 63.5 |
| Non-HFSHF | 36.5 |
Because of small numbers, we combined the Native American, other, and unknown race categories.
↵* HFHSF represents newborns delivered at HFH and followed through HFHS even after 15 days of age; and non-HFHSF represents newborns delivered at HFH and not followed through HFHS after 15 days of age.