Table 1: Neonatal and demographic data for study population.
| Total number of patients in the study | 76 |
| M: F | 44:32:00 |
| Number of twin or part of twin (%) | 15/76 (19.73%) |
| Number of doses of antenatal steroid(number) | 2 doses 59/76 |
| 1 dose 9/76 | |
| no dose 8/76 | |
| Median gestational age at birth (weeks) | 26 (range quartile 2) |
| 23-24 weeks- 16 | |
| 25-26 weeks- 40 | |
| 27 weeks- 20 | |
| Median birth weight (grams) | 818.5 (range quartile 237) |
| Less than 500 grams - 2 | |
| ≥ 500 to < 750 grams - 26 | |
| ≥ 750 - < 1000 grams - 34 | |
| ≥ 1000 grams - 14 | |
| Median duration of invasive ventilation(days) | 25.5 (range quartile 41) |
| Number of patients requiring PDA ligation | 5/76 (6.5%) |
| Diagnosed Bronchopulmonary dysplasia(number) | 46/76 (60.5%) |
| Number of babies with major intraventricular bleed | 5/76 (6.5%) |
| Median Length of stays in MMC (days) | 102.5, (range quartile 65.5) |
| Median gestation at time of discharge from NICU (weeks) | 40 (IQR 7) |
| Number of patients discharge with oxygen | 36/76 (47.3%) |