Principal diagnoses of infants who died
| Epoch 1 (n = 132) | Epoch 2 (n = 111) | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers in parentheses are percentage of all deaths for that epoch. The “miscellaneous” group in both epochs includes a large number of infants with conditions that are individually uncommon or rare. | ||
| *p<0.01. | ||
| CNS, Central nervous system. | ||
| Complications of prematurity | 27 (20.5) | 30 (27.0) |
| Chromosome abnormalities | 22 (16.7) | 6 (5.4)* |
| Trisomy 21 | 5 | 2 |
| Trisomy 18 | 7 | 1 |
| Trisomy 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Neural tube defects | 15 (11.4) | 1 (0.9)* |
| Severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy | 13 (9.8) | 11 (9.9) |
| Pulmonary hypoplasia/diaphragmatic hernia | 13 (9.8) | 12 (12) |
| CNS sepsis, intracerebral haemorrhage, major CNS malformations | 9 (6.8) | 8 (7.2) |
| Complex congenital heart disease | 5 (3.8) | 4 (3.6) |
| Miscellaneous | 28 (21.2) | 39 (35.1) |