Table 2 Outcomes of pregnancy, models of organising access to intensive care cohort by gestational age group for infants known to be alive at the onset of labour, excluding terminations of pregnancy for congenital anomalies but not for other reasons
Country, regionAlive at onset of labour% Born alive (95% CI)% Admitted for NIC (95% CI)% Live discharge (95% CI)
<24 weeks’ gestationN
BEFlanders4443.2 (28.4 to 59.0)11.4 (3.8 to 24.6)4.5 (0.6 to 15.5)
DEHesse3164.5 (45.4 to 80.8)35.5 (19.2 to 54.6)9.7 (2.0 to 25.8)
DKEastern1546.7 (21.3 to 73.4)13.3 (1.7 to 40.5)0.0 (0.0 to 20.0)
FRIle-de-France10226.5 (18.2 to 36.1)†2.9 (0.6 to 8.4)†1.0 (0.0 to 5.4)
ITLazio2755.6 (35.3 to 74.5)48.1 (28.7 to 68.1)3.7 (0.1 to 19.0)
NLEastern & Central4362.8 (46.7 to 77.0)0.0 (0.0 to 8.2)†0.0 (0.0 to 6.98)
PLWielkopolksa/Lubuskie4989.8 (77.8 to 96.6)*79.6 (65.7 to 89.8)*2.0 (0.1 to 10.9)
PONorthern1464.3 (35.1 to 87.2)57.1 (28.9 to 82.3)7.1 (0.2 to 33.9)
UKNorthern2454.2 (32.8 to 74.5)33.3 (15.6 to 55.3)8.3 (1.0 to 27.0)
UKTrent3964.1 (47.2 to 78.8)28.2 (15.0 to 44.9)2.6 (0.1 to 13.5)
AllRegions38853.1 (48.0 to 58.2)25.8 (21.6 to 30.5)3.1 (1.6 to 5.4)
24–27 weeks’ gestation
BEFlanders18495.1 (90.9 to 97.7)87.5 (81.8 to 91.9)52.7 (45.2 to 60.1)
DEHesse18598.9 (96.2 to 99.9)*97.8 (94.6 to 99.4)*80.5 (74.1 to 86.0)
DKEastern89100.0 (95.9 to 100.0)*96.6 (90.5 to 99.3)*68.5 (57.8 to 78.0)
FRIle-de-France28884.0 (79.3 to 88.1)†73.6 (68.1 to 78.6)†52.1 (46.1 to 58.0)
ITLazio13694.1 (88.7 to 97.4)89.7 (83.3 to 94.3)52.2 (43.5 to 60.8)
NLEastern & Central8289.0 (80.2 to 94.9)64.6 (53.3 to 74.9)†41.5 (30.7 to 52.9)
PLWielkopolksa/Lubuskie14198.6 (95.9 to 99.8)*94.3 (89.1 to 97.5)43.3 (35.0 to 51.9)
PONorthern9291.3 (83.6 to 96.9)89.1 (80.9 to 94.7)53.3 (42.6 to 63.8)
UKNorthern13196.2 (91.3 to 98.8)96.2 (91.3 to 98.8)68.7 (60.0 to 76.5)
UKTrent22392.8 (88.6 to 95.8)91.5 (87.0 to 94.8)63.2 (56.5 to 69.6)
AllRegions155193.2 (91.9 to 94.4)87.7 (86.0 to 89.3)58.2 (55.72 to 60.7)
28–31 weeks’ gestation
BEFlanders39298.7 (97.1 to 99.6)97.2 (95.0 to 98.6)92.9 (89.8 to 95.2)
DEHesse416100.0 (99.1 to 100.0)100.0 (99.1 to 100.0)96.6 (94.4 to 98.2)
DKEastern23699.6 (97.7 to 100.0)99.6 (97.7 to 100.0)96.2 (92.9 to 98.3)
FRIle-de-France64698.1 (96.8 to 99.0)96.4 (94.7 to 97.7)90.2 (87.7 to 92.4)
ITLazio314100.0 (98.8 to 100.0)99.4 (97.7 to 99.9)92.0 (88.5 to 94.8)
NLEastern & Central30199.3 (97.6 to 99.9)98.3 (96.2 to 99.5)90.7 (86.8 to 93.7)
PLWielkopolksa/Lubuskie25899.2 (97.3 to 99.9)99.2 (97.3 to 99.9)86.0 (81.2 to 90.0)
PONorthern19999.0 (96.4 to 99.9)98.0 (95.0 to 99.5)89.9 (84.9 to 93.8)
UKNorthern274100.0 (98.7 to 100.0)99.6 (98.0 to 100.0)96.0 (92.9 to 98.0)
UKTrent54599.1 (97.9 to 99.7)98.5 (97.1 to 99.4)93.2 (90.8 to 95.2)
AllRegions358199.2 (98.8 to 99.5)98.4 (97.9 to 98.8)92.4 (91.5 to 93.3)
  • *Significantly higher than the regional average.

  • †Significantly lower than the regional average.

  • NIC, neonatal intensive care.