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. 2013 Apr 25;13:97. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-97

Table 2.

Characteristics of very preterm singletons in Trent and Ile-de-France

 
Very preterm infants
  Trent Ile-de-France p
Characteristics of very preterm population
Maternal age [mean (SD)]
27.4 (7.1)
30.3 (6.0)
(<.001)
Gestational age [mean (SD)]
28.3 (2.4)
28.2 (2.5)
(0.8)
Birthweight [mean (SD)]
1162 (407)
1116 (394.5)
(1.0)
Sex [% male]
52.8
52.0
(0.8)
Characteristics of very preterm pregnancy and delivery
Hypertension during pregnancya
20.6
24.9
(0.07)
Antepartum haemorrhage without hypertension
38.8
15.9
(<.001)
Premature rupture of membranes without hypertension or antepartum haemorrhage
13.3
19.7
(0.002)
Preterm labour without hypertension, haemorrhage or PPROM
10.9
14.9
(0.03)
Caesarean section before labour
40.9
44.3
(0.2)
Very preterm infant outcomes
In-hospital mortalityb
20.0
24.3
(0.06)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasiac,d
22.0
15.8
(0.01)
Brain lesions c,e
7.6
11.4
(0.03)
At least one day on ventilator c
60.9
73.0
(<.001)
Long hospital stayc,f
44.1
63.3
(<.001)
Breast milk at dischargec 35.9 26.9 (0.002)

a) Hypertension during pregnancy: pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

b) In-hospital mortality includes death during labour, delivery or hospitalization after birth.

c) Includes only infants discharge alive.

d) Oxygen dependence or ventilation, including nasal continuous positive airway pressure, at 36 weeks of gestational age.

e) Brain lesions includes intraventricular haemorrhage and periventricular leukomalacia.

f) Long hospital stay: longer hospital stay than 75th percentile for gestational age.