Centre | Cases of EOS ≥34+0 gestation (n) | Total births ≥34+0 gestation during study period per unit | Incidence per 1000 births | Study period | Background incidence used in calculator |
Swansea | 19 | 25 930 | 0.7 | 2008–2017 | 0.6* |
Bath | 18 | 46 859 | 0.4 | 2008–2016 | 0.5 |
Exeter | 12 | 30 447 | 0.4 | 2009–2016 | 0.5 |
Cornwall | 19 | 31 061 | 0.6 | 2010–2016 | 0.6 |
Glan Clwyd | 4 | 8036 | 0.5 | 2015–2017 | 0.5 |
Total | 72 | 142 333 | 0.5 |
*At time of study the highest background incidence available to use on sepsis risk calculator (SRC) was 0.6, but higher rates are now available.
EOS, early-onset sepsis.