Infants <1500 g | |||
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Numbers and survival | 1986 cohort | 1998–1999 cohort | p Value |
Unless otherwise stated, values are number (%). | |||
NICU, Neonatal intensive care unit. | |||
Live births <1500 g | 453 | 632 (year: ’99) | |
Admissions to NICUs | |||
<500 g | 0 (0) | 13 (1) | |
500–999 g | 132 (32) | 399 (37) | |
1000–1499 g | 281 (68) | 672 (62) | |
<1500 g | 413 | 1084 | |
Cohort as % of all New Zealand live births | 0.78 | 0.96 | <0.001 |
Survival to discharge home | |||
<500 g | 0 (0) | 5 (38) | |
500–999 g | 86 (65) | 324 (81) | <0.001 |
1000–1499 g | 252 (90) | 650 (97) | <0.001 |
<1500 g | 338 (82) | 979 (90) | <0.001 |