Table 1 Total births and NICU admissions by gestational age categories during the pre-induction of labor guidelines epoch (2005–2008) and the post-guideline epoch (2011–2014)
From: Induction of labor and early-onset Sepsis guidelines: impact on NICU admissions in Erie County, NY
Erie County data | 2005–2008 | 2011–2014 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total births | 44,617 | 44,575 | |
Early term births | 11,968 (26.8%) | 10,286 (23.07%) | < 0.0001 |
Full & late term births | 27,541 (61.7%) | 29,508 (66.19%) | < 0.0001 |
Total NICU admissions | 5816 (13%) | 6129 (13.74%) | 0.0064 |
Early term admissions (% of all ET births) | 1134 (9.47%) | 1072 (10.42%) | 0.035 |
Full & Late term admissions (% of all FLT births) | 1493 (5.4%) | 1892 (6.41%) | < 0.0001 |
Early + Full & Late term admissions (% of ET + FLT births) | 2627/39509 (6.64%) | 2964/39794 (7.44%) | < 0.0001 |