Random allocation | ||
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Active | Control | |
All units | n=87 | n=93 |
Unit level 1 - n (%) | 19 (21.8) | 20 (21.5) |
Unit level 2 - n (%) | 42 (48.3) | 47 (50.5) |
Unit level 3 - n (%) | 26 (29.9) | 26 (28.0) |
Units with information available about pre-intervention policies | N=78 | N=83 |
Unit level 1 - n (%) | 17 (21.8) | 18 (21.7) |
Unit level 2 - n (%) | 37 (47.4) | 41 (49.4) |
Unit level 3 - n (%) | 24 (30.8) | 24 (28.9) |
No of admissions to neonatal unit in 2005* - median (IQR) | 302 (242,443] | 309 (228,397) |
No of admissions to neonatal unit for babies with birthweight < 1.5 kg in 2005* - median (IQR) | 48.5 (30,8) | 44 (24,68) |
Policy specifying which paediatric staff should be present at an extremely preterm birth - n (%) | 64/77 (83.1) | 74/82 (90.2) |
Strategy for hypothermia prevention - n (%) | 75 (96.2) | 80 (96.4) |
Strategy for hypothermia prevention involving delivering the baby into a polythene bag - n (%) | 67 (85.9) | 77 (92.8) |
↵* Or 2004 if 2005 data not available.