Table 3

Actual and expected (calculated from CRIB) mortality for infants ⩽ 32 weeks not involved in any trnasfer; involved in any form of transfer (neonatal flying squad, in utero or non-urgent; transferred as an emergency after delivery (neonatal flying squad); transferred in utero for neonatal care in another hospital

Type of infantNo of infants ⩽32 weeks gestationMortality of infants ⩽32 weeks (%)Predicted (CRIB) mortality of infants ⩽32 weeks (%)95% CI for estimate of expected mortality
Non-tranfers1784256  (14.3)252  (14.1)230.1-275.5
Transfer (all types)754137 (18.2)141 (18.7)129-153.7
Flying squad transfers23557 (24.3)60.2 (25.9) 51.5-69.6
In utero transfers35368 (19.2)64.8 (18.2) 54.8-76.2