Table 3

Non-critical ward days and costs during the birth admission, by gestational age at birth

	n	Mean days in non-critical care ward	Mean costs in non-critical care ward	95% CI
<28	1730	48.8	£13 142	£12 512 to £13 771
28–29	2089	23.4	£5567	£5310 to £5823
30–31	3227	9.7	£2394	£2291 to £2498
32	2656	5.4	£1377	£1311 to £1443
33	4050	3.7	£1016	£963 to £1068
34	7292	1.8	£532	£509 to £556
35	11 663	2.4	£809	£775 to £843
36	23 346	2.2	£753	£725 to £781
37	54 001	1.8	£463	£446 to £480
38	137 926	1.8	£373	£365 to £382
39	231 376	1.6	£285	£279 to £290
40	288 065	1.3	£244	£240 to £249
41	208 757	1.4	£262	£258 to £267
42	41 958	1.5	£342	£329 to £356