Table 3 Mortality by gestational age in two regions: Trent and Nord Pas-de-Calais (NPC), 1997
NPCTrentSignificance
n (%)n (%)
<26 weeks’ gestational age
    Death before labour65 (47.1)50 (28.9)p1<0.001
    Intrapartum death20 (14.5)24 (13.9)p2 = NS
    Death in labour ward24 (17.4)22 (12.7)
    Death in neonatal unit10 (7.2)50 (28.9)
    Alive at discharge19 (13.8)27 (15.6)
    Total138 (100.0)173 (100.0)
26–28 weeks of GA
    Death before labour41 (20.7)41 (15.2)p1 = NS
    Intrapartum death5 (2.5)5 (1.9)p2 = 0.014
    Death in labour ward7 (3.5)5 (1.9)
    Death in neonatal unit32 (16.2)35 (13.0)
    Alive at discharge113 (57.1)184 (68.0)
    Total198 (100.0)270 (100.0)
28–32 weeks of GA
    Death before labour54 (11.2)45 (6.4)p1<0.001
    Intrapartum death4 (0.8)0 (0.0)p2 = 0.002
    Death in labour ward6 (1.2)0 (0.0)
    Death in neonatal unit5 (1.0)15 (2.1)
    Alive at discharge415 (85.8)646 (91.5)
    Total484 (100.0)706 (100.0)
  • p1, overall difference between the two distributions; p2, difference in the proportion alive at discharge.