Table 3 Mortality by gestational age in two regions: Trent and Nord Pas‐de‐Calais (NPC), 1997.
| NPC | Trent | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| <26 weeks' gestational age | |||
| Death before labour | 65 (47.1) | 50 (28.9) | p1<0.001 |
| Intrapartum death | 20 (14.5) | 24 (13.9) | p2 = NS |
| Death in labour ward | 24 (17.4) | 22 (12.7) | |
| Death in neonatal unit | 10 (7.2) | 50 (28.9) | |
| Alive at discharge | 19 (13.8) | 27 (15.6) | |
| Total | 138 (100.0) | 173 (100.0) | |
| 26–28 weeks of GA | |||
| Death before labour | 41 (20.7) | 41 (15.2) | p1 = NS |
| Intrapartum death | 5 (2.5) | 5 (1.9) | p2 = 0.014 |
| Death in labour ward | 7 (3.5) | 5 (1.9) | |
| Death in neonatal unit | 32 (16.2) | 35 (13.0) | |
| Alive at discharge | 113 (57.1) | 184 (68.0) | |
| Total | 198 (100.0) | 270 (100.0) | |
| 28–32 weeks of GA | |||
| Death before labour | 54 (11.2) | 45 (6.4) | p1<0.001 |
| Intrapartum death | 4 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | p2 = 0.002 |
| Death in labour ward | 6 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Death in neonatal unit | 5 (1.0) | 15 (2.1) | |
| Alive at discharge | 415 (85.8) | 646 (91.5) | |
| Total | 484 (100.0) | 706 (100.0) |
p1, overall difference between the two distributions; p2, difference in the proportion alive at discharge.