Summary statistics of the singleton babies who were admitted for neonatal care at birth from 24 to 31 weeks from 2011 to 2014
Total babies admitted, n | |
Gestational age, % (n) | |
24 | 5.3 (1085) |
25 | 6.0 (1244) |
26 | 8.4 (1722) |
27 | 9.8 (2006) |
28 | 13.2 (2719) |
29 | 14.8 (3041) |
30 | 18.3 (3770) |
31 | 24.2 (4984) |
Sex of baby, % (n) | |
Male | 55.0 (11 308) |
Female | 45 (9243) |
Indeterminate | <0.1 (20) |
Total days of care, n | 1 164 938 |
Birth weight (g), mean (SD) | 1224 (371) |
Died in neonatal care, % (n) | 8.6 (1762) |
24 | 39.1 (424) |
25 | 22.4 (278) |
26 | 16.1 (278) |
27 | 11.9 (238) |
28 | 7.5 (204) |
29 | 3.9 (117) |
30 | 2.9 (108) |
31 | 2.3 (115) |