Table 1

 Basic data for infants dying after being born at <28 weeks gestation and admitted to the neonatal unit

All infants who died (n = 74)Infants who died ⩾28 days (n = 20)Infants who died <28 days with PM (n = 29)Infants who died <28 days without PM (n = 25)
Where applicable, values are median (range).
PM, Post mortem.
Gestational age (weeks)25 (21–27)25 (23–27)25 (22–27)24 (21–27)
Birth weight (g)675 (385–1236)758 (445–1220)680 (402–1236)592 (385–1120)
Age at death (days)6 (<1–406)111 (29–406)3 (<1–20)1.42 (<1–17)
No (%) of white infants48 (65%)13 (65%)23 (79%)12 (48%)