Table 1 Comparison of infant characteristics between the two Neonatal Units (NNUs)

Gestational age (weeks) ⁺

25 (24 – 30)

27 (24 – 32)

0.03*

Birth weight (grams) ⁺

755 (608 – 1200)

820 (630 – 1670)

0.14*

Inborn ^†

137 (75 %)

79 (69 %)

0.22^{^}

Male/female

91/91

67/48

0.18^{^}

Age of death (days) ⁺

4 (1 – 17)

2 (2 - 21)

0.11*

Place of death (NNU/LW)

171 (94 %)/11 (6 %)

109 (95 %)/6 (5 %)

0.32^{^}

Natural ^†

95 (52 %)

24 (21 %)

<0.01^{^}

Withdrawal or withholding of LST ^†

87 (48 %)

91 (79 %)

Not done ^†

148 (81 %)

94 (82 %)

0.99^

Done ^†

34 (19 %)

21 (18 %)