| N (%) |
---|---|
Gestational age at birth (weeks) | Â |
<25 | 17 (2.8) |
25-28 | 61 (10) |
29-32 | 102 (16.7) |
33-37 | 229 (37.6) |
>37 | 200 (32.8) |
Delivery characteristics | Â |
Cesarean section | 381 (62.7) |
Prematurity | 374 (61.4) |
Fetal distress | 144 (23.8) |
Multiple gestation | 95 (15.7) |
Known congenital malformation | 43 (7.1) |
Other | 238 (39.1) |
Delivery team | Â |
NICU nurse | 520 (85.4) |
Respiratory therapist | 386 (63.4) |
Neonatal nurse practitioner | 313 (51.4) |
Attending neonatologist | 286 (47.0) |
Labor and delivery nurse | 208 (34.2) |
Neonatology fellow | 54 (8.9) |
Medical student, trainee | 17 (2.8) |
Other | 211 (34.7) |
Accordance with audit objectives | Â |
Team composition met unit policies or guidelines | 537 (88.2) |
Briefing occurred before delivery | 401 (65.8) |
Debriefing occurred after delivery | 115 (18.9) |
Family communication within 30Â minutes of delivery | 556 (92.0) |
All four objectives met | 87 (14.3) |