Table 1.
Very Low Gestational Age Infants < 32 weeks GA Population Characteristics
| Period 1 (2014/2015) N = 91 |
Period 2 (2016) N = 72 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 41 (45) | 30 (42) |
| Gestational age, weeks (median) [1st Qu; 3rd Qu] | 28 [27;30] | 28 [27;30] |
| Birth weight, g (median) [1st Qu; 3rd Qu] | 1030 [850;1356] | 1028 [879;1344] |
| IUGR, n (%) | 21 (23) | 17 (24) |
| Cesarean Section, n (%) | 53 (58) | 53 (74) |
| Premature birth causes, n (%) | ||
| - Chorioamnionitis | 28 (31) | 14 (19) |
| - Pre-eclampsia + abnormal FHR | 38 (42) | 41 (57) |
| - Other | 12 (13) | 9 (13) |
| - Idiopathic | 13 (14) | 8 (11) |
| Antenatal corticosteroids, n (%): | ||
| - None | 15 (17) | 8 (11) |
| - One dose | 21 (23) | 12 (17) |
| - Two doses | 55 (60) | 52 (72) |
GA Gestational age, IUGR Intrauterine growth restriction (< 3rd percentile), FHR Fetal heart rate; No significant difference between period 1 and 2