Table 1

 Numbers of live births, numbers of admissions for all indications, and admission rate, by Townsend quartile

Lower quartileMid-lower quartileMid-upper quartileUpper quartilep Value
The lower quartile is the most affluent, and the upper quartile the most deprived. p Values were determined using the χ2 test for linear trend.
Live births11123114321274712312
Prematurity156212274334<0.0001
Respiratory distress183247324328<0.0001
Delayed onset of respiration7269971150.004
Congenital anomalies30456373<0.0001
Hypoglycaemia5657751020.001
Jaundice242322250.72
Infection363361610.006
Feeding problems252144350.10
Neonatal abstinence syndrome1163476<0.0001
Child protection/adoption01912<0.0001
Miscellaneous101132162211<0.0001
Total admissions68485611651372
Admission rate (%)6.17.59.111.1<0.0001