Comparison of infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units at Westmead and King George V Hospitals
| Westmead | King George V | |
| Mothers n= | 95 | 28 |
| Antenatal steroids1-150 | 78 (82%) | 27 (96%) |
| Antenatal antibiotics1-151 | 54 (57%) | 19 (68%) |
| Caesarean delivery | 30 (32%) | 17 (61%)1-160 |
| PROM1-152 >24 hours | 28 (30%) | 7 (25%) |
| Infants (total): n= | 111 | 32 |
| Singleton births | 76 (68%) | 23 (72%) |
| F:M ratio | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Mean birthweight (g) | 827 (181) | 850 (155) |
| Range | 490–1275 | 590–1160 |
| Mean gestation: weeks | 25.8 (1.1) | 25.8–0.9 |
| Range | 24–27 | 24–27 |
| Neonatal sepsis1-164 | 38 (40%) | 8 (29%) |
| HMD | 84 (76%) | 25 (78%) |
| Surfactant | 79 (71%) | 23 (72%) |
| Chronic lung disease (c)1-154 | 28 (25%) | 10 (31%) |
| Deaths1-153 | 28 (25%) | 4 (13%) |
| U urealyticumisolated | 28 (25%) | 11 (34%) |
↵1-160 p<0.05; Caesarean section rates was the only significant difference between the two units.
↵1-150 Steroids given to mother for fetal lung maturation if delivery anticipated before 34 weeks gestation.
↵1-151 Antibiotics given to mother before (within 1 week of) delivery.
↵1-152 PROM, premature rupture of the membranes.
↵1-164 Neonatal sepsis defined by a positive blood culture.
↵1-154 Requirement for supplemental oxygen at 36 weeks postconceptional age (see text for definitions).
↵1-153 Deaths that occurred before 36 weeks postconceptional age (2 additional infants died subsequently).