. Results: Baseline
characteristics including birth weight and gestation
were comparable between the two groups. There was no
significant difference in the BAT scores between the groups
[median: 8, interquartile range (IQR) 5–10 vs. median 9, IQR
5–10; p = 0.6]. EBF rates at 48 h and at 6 weeks were, however,
significantly higher in the early-SSC group than