Table 1.
Case data
| Group | Sex | GA at birth weeks | Postnatal age | PMA at death weeks | Clinical context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | ||||||
| 1 | M | 25.4 | 21 h | 25.6 | Respiratory distress syndrome and congestive heart failure as a result of extreme prematurity | |
| 2 | M | 23.86 | 9 h | 23.9 | Congestive heart failure and neonatal death due to extreme prematurity | |
| 3 | M | 26.3 | 1 d | 26.4 | Asymmetric intra-uterine growth restriction; neonatal death due to congestive heart failure | |
| 4 | F | 24.1 | 4 h | 24.1 | Confirmed amniotic fluid infection; neonatal death due to extreme prematurity | |
| 5 | M | 24.2 | <1 h | 24.2 | Confirmed amniotic fluid infection; neonatal death due to extreme prematurity | |
| 6 | M | 23.6 | <1 h | 23.6 | Prematurity, confirmed amniotic fluid infection, congestive heart failure | |
| 7 | M | 28.2 | <1 h | 28.2 | Oligohydramnios; neonatal death due to extreme prematurity and congestive heart failure | |
| Mean | 26.8 | 26.9 | ||||
| WMI cases | ||||||
| 1 | M | 27.7 | 12 d | 29.6 | Amniotic fluid infection, focal WMI, neonatal death due to congestive heart failure | |
| 2 | F | 28.9 | 18 d | 31.4 | Focal small GMH, focal WMI | |
| 3 | F | 27.7 | 22 d | 30.6 | Extensive WMI, congestive heart failure | |
| 4 | F | 27 | 7 d | 28 | Focal necrotizing enterocolitis, WMI, neonatal death due to extreme prematurity | |
| 5 | M | 24 | 5 wk 1 d | 29.1 | Focal necrotizing enterocolitis; confirmed amniotic fluid infection, WMI, death due to extreme prematurity | |
| 6 | M | 24.9 | 16 d | 26.9 | Mild oligohydramnios, confirmed amniotic fluid infection, early neonatal death due to congestive heart failure, WMI | |
| 7 | M | 25.7 | 1 d | 25.9 | Asymmetric intra-uterine growth restriction, WMI; neonatal death due to extreme prematurity | |
| Mean | 26.7 | 27.75 | ||||
GMH = Germinal matrix haemorrhage; M = male; F = female; d = days; wk = weeks; h = hours.