Table 1.
Summary of the nationwide survey results on Italian NETS. All data refers to the year 2014
| Region | Overall Births | Inhabitants at 31st December 2014 | Surface (km2) | 30-day mortality rate ‰ | NICUs | NICUs with > 90 VLBW (< 1500 g) admissions per year | NETS | Births per NICU | Births per NETS | NETS per km2 | Maternity wards | Maternity wards with ≤ 500 births per year | Ratio Maternity wards per NETS | Total Neonatal transports | Primary Neonatal transports | Neonatal Back-transports | Neonatal transports of infants with GA ≤ 28 weeks | NTI (%) | NTI for Primary transports (%) | Average time of transports (minutes) | Type of Ambulance (Dedicated-not Dedicated) | NETS Helicopter availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piemonte | 34,637 | 4,406,860 | 25,387 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4948 | 4948 | 3626 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 | 363 | 314 | 49 | 8 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 125 | 5–2 | No |
| Valle d’Aosta | 1119 | 127,390 | 3260 | 2.6 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Lombardia | 86,239 | 10,004,794 | 23,863 | 2.7 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 5072 | 7839 | 2169 | 70 | 10 | 6.36 | 932 | 851 | 81 | 44 | 1.08 | 0.98 | 105 | 4–7 | Yes |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 10,379 | 1,058,505 | 13,606 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5189 | 5189 | 6803 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 | 173 | 131 | 42 | 1 | 1.66 | 1.26 | 167 | 0–2 | Yes |
| Veneto | 40,629 | 4,916,815 | 18,407 | 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5804 | 20,314 | 9203 | 39 | 9 | 19.50 | 424 | 283 | 141 | 56 | 1.04 | 0.69 | 148 | 0–2 | Yes |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 9177 | 1,060,000 | 8240 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4588 | 4588 | 4120 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | 157 | 121 | 36 | 2 | 1.71 | 1.31 | 90 | 2–0 | Yes |
| Liguria | 10,749 | 1,573,837 | 5416 | 2.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10,749 | 10,749 | 5416 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 243 | 164 | 79 | 9 | 2.26 | 1.52 | 150 | 1–0 | Yes |
| Emilia-Romagna | 36,668 | 4,446,584 | 22,452 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4583 | 18,334 | 11,226 | 29 | 8 | 14.50 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 80 | 0–2 | No |
| Toscana | 29,118 | 3,745,983 | 22,987 | 3.2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4853 | 9706 | 7662 | 25 | 5 | 8.33 | 363 | 357 | 6 | 170 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 102 | 1–2 | Yes |
| Umbria | 7015 | 891,848 | 8464 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3507 | – | – | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | |
| Marche | 12,363 | 1,544,237 | 9401 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12,363 | 12,363 | 9401 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 212 | 76 | 136 | 5 | 1.71 | 0.61 | 190 | 0–1 | Yes |
| Lazio | 50,360 | 5,886,977 | 17,207 | 3.6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10,072 | 25,180 | 8603 | 44 | 12 | 22 | 1331 | 1316 | 15 | 134 | 2.64 | 2.61 | 120 | 2–0 | Yes |
| Abruzzo | 10,534 | 1,327,171 | 10,831 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10,534 | – | – | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Molise | 2213 | 312,484 | 4460 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2213 | 2213 | 4460 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 60 | 0–1 | No |
| Campania | 51,243 | 5,852,729 | 13,670 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5124 | 17,081 | 4556 | 67 | 20 | 22.33 | 1597 | 1583 | 14 | 58 | 3.11 | 3.08 | 118 | 3–0 | No |
| Puglia | 33,191 | 4,079,278 | 19,540 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4741 | 16,595 | 9770 | 35 | 6 | 17.50 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 4 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 65 | 2–0 | Yes |
| Basilicata | 4123 | 574,251 | 10,073 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4123 | 4123 | 10,073 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.01 | 120 | 1–0 | Yes |
| Calabria | 16,490 | 1,972,149 | 15,221 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8245 | – | – | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sicilia | 44,876 | 5,077,487 | 25,832 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7479 | 11,219 | 6458 | 56 | 17 | 14 | 357 | 336 | 21 | 29 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 95 | 2–2 | Yes |
| Sardegna | 11,473 | 1,658,649 | 24,100 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3824 | – | – | 17 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| ITALY | 502,596 | 60,518,028 | 302,426 | 3.4 | 89 | 8 | 44 | 5647 | 11,688 | 6903 | 508 | 128 (25.2%) |
11.55 | 6387 | 5752 | 635 | 522 (8.17%) | 1.28 | 1.14 | 123 ± 80 | 23–21 | 33–11 |