Table 1

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)
 245.3 (1085)
 256.0 (1244)
 268.4 (1722)
 279.8 (2006)
 2813.2 (2719)
 2914.8 (3041)
 3018.3 (3770)
 3124.2 (4984)
Sex of baby, % (n)
 Male55.0 (11 308)
 Female45 (9243)
 Indeterminate<0.1 (20)
Total days of care, n1 164 938
Birth weight (g), mean (SD)1224 (371)
Died in neonatal care, % (n)8.6 (1762)
 2439.1 (424)
 2522.4 (278)
 2616.1 (278)
 2711.9 (238)
 287.5 (204)
 293.9 (117)
 302.9 (108)
 312.3 (115)