Table 2

Death before discharge of liveborn children by gestational age and birth weight

Gestational age (weeks)*No†Birth weight
10th centile (g)‡<10th centile (% deaths)⩾10th centile (% deaths)
*No survivors at 22–23 weeks.
†Number of liveborn infants (19 infants with missing data for birth weight are excluded).
‡10th centile of birthweight distribution by week of gestation for liveborn infants of Epipage study.
244255010067
2511760010045
261576506741
272276605226
282827405019
29272890239
30416980157
315461120124
32777120033
Total28822714