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Survival of low‐birthweight infants in a Queensland provincial centre
Author(s) -
Mercer Hilary P.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb132594.x
Subject(s) - intensive care , pediatrics , medicine , birth weight , demography , low birth weight , biology , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , genetics , sociology
Survival figures over a five‐year period of low‐birthweight infants (2000 g or less at birth) in two intensive care nurseries in Rockhampton, Queensland, are presented. The units were level 2 nurseries with some level 3 amenities. All live‐born infants born in Rockhampton and infants retrieved from outlying areas were included in the study. The survival rate was nil for infants of less than 501 g at birth, 40% for those weighing between 500 and 751 g, 45% for those weighing 750 to 1001 g, 85% for those weighing 1001 to 1501 g and 91% for those weighing 1500 to 2001 g at birth. These results compare favourably with those for some level 3 intensive‐care units.