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Table 7 Newborn length of stay by years

From: Substance use during pregnancy: impact on Colorado community hospital

Year

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Number of newborns

25

58

94

115

127

Length of stay, days (mean ± sd)

4.3 ± 5.2

10.9 ± 23.3

15.2 ± 23.9

19.2 ± 38.2

25.5 ± 50.4

  1. The average length of stay of drug-exposed newborns increased significantly over years as shown by the correlation analysis of log-transformed LOS values versus the time (p < 0.001)