NPC* | Trent† | Significance | |
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Level I | |||
Death before labour | 36 (16.7) | 8 (18.6) | p1 = NS |
Intrapartum/labour ward death | 5 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) | p2 = NS |
Death in neonatal unit | 6 (2.8) | 2 (4.7) | |
Alive at discharge | 169 (78.2) | 32 (74.4) | |
Total | 216 (100.0) | 43 (100.0) | |
Level II | |||
Death before labour | 17 (15.2) | 45 (8.5) | p1 = 0.003 |
Intrapartum/labour ward death | 5 (4.5) | 6 (1.2) | p2 = 0.001 |
Death in neonatal unit | 9 (8.0) | 26 (4.9) | |
Alive at discharge | 81 (72.3) | 451 (85.4) | |
Total | 112 (100.0) | 528 (100.0) | |
Level III | |||
Death before labour | 42 (11.9) | 31 (7.9) | p1 = 0.005 |
Intrapartum/labour ward death | 12 (3.4) | 2 (0.5) | p2 = 0.005 |
Death in neonatal unit | 22 (6.2) | 21 (5.3) | |
Alive at discharge | 277 (78.5) | 340 (86.3) | |
Total | 353 (100.0) | 394 (100.0) |
p1, overall difference between the two distributions; p2, difference in the proportion alive at discharge.
*Missing data for level of care, Nord Pas-de-Calais, n = 1.
†Missing data for level of care, Trent, n = 11 (home deliveries or out of region).