Maternal and infant demographic characteristics
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Mother age (years) | 32.9 (4.9) |
| Mother occupational status* | 4.37 (1.03) |
| Infant age when mother completed questionnaire (days) | 102.2 (42.9) |
| Infant age when mother interviewed (days) | 109 (45.5) |
| Time since discharge when mother interviewed (days) | 57.6 (21) |
| n (%) | |
| Mother: Australian-born† | 64 (82%) |
| Mother: English spoken at home† | 75 (96.2%) |
| Mother marital status: Married‡ | 67 (72.8%) |
| Mother marital status: de facto relationship‡ | 21 (22.8%) |
| Infant sex: male§ | 51 (52.6%) |
| First-born child of mother¶ | 37 (41%) |
| Prenatal diagnosis of cardiac abnormality | 44 (45.4%) |
| Cyanotic versus acyanotic illness | 45 (46.4%) |
| Corrective versus palliative surgery§ | 66 (68%) |
| Median (IQR) | |
| Length of hospital stay (days) | 25 (15–43) |
| Age at discharge (days) | 38 (26–68) |
*Daniel Scale of Occupational Prestige39 was used to determine socioeconomic status. This Australian Scale ranks occupations and assigns a score from 1 to 7 with lower numbers indicating higher socioeconomic status.
†n=97.
‡n=90.
§n=78.
¶n=92.